Literary Arts
provided by Writers & Books Inc
Writers & Books
Rochester NY 14607
TH 3:00PM-8:00PM.
Accessible parking space, elevator, and bathroom.
* Offers an admission-free, facilitated drop-in creative writing group for lifelong learners.
- Rochester Reads, a community-wide one-book initiative
- Outdoor Poetry Festival at Highland Park
- SummerWrite, July-August reading and writing camp serving youth K-12
- Hybrid Visiting authors reading series
- Virtual Literary Conference every other year
- Playwriting Competition
- Education -through-the literary arts in Rochester-based public middle and high schools
* Operates Ampersand Books, an independent bookstore, at its Neighborhood of the Arts headquarters.
* Owns and operates Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat, a 24-acre site in Naples, NY.
Cultural Competency
Language Access
Eligibility: Call for information.
Application Process: Call for information.
Required Documentation: None.
Fees: Most events are admission-free. Tuition charged for workshops & youth camps; need-based scholarships available.
Coverage Note: Primarily Monroe County. No one is turned away.
Cultural Competency: Cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion training for staff, Staff reflects population served
Languages: American Sign Language - Staff provides in-person interpreter
Writers & Books is a literary arts nonprofit that promotes reading and writing as lifelong activities for people to enrich their lives and the intellectual, social, and cultural vibrancy of their communities.