Writers & Books plans to roll out Deaf Children’s Books through its flagship program for youths, SummerWrite. The two-week camp will mentor deaf and hard-of-hearing teens on the ins and outs of filmmaking with a social justice theme, and is ...

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Charter Communications Inc. has partnered with Ovation, America’s only arts network, to recognize outstanding local arts, cultural and educational organizations and programs in five of Charter’s Spectrum markets nationwide. Rochester’s Writers & Books on Tuesday received $10,000 as one of ...

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Writers & Books has teamed with BOA Editions Ltd. to launch Tuesdays with BOA, a virtual reading and conversation series showcasing some of today’s most exciting authors. Tuesdays with BOA is free to the public. Writers & Books is Rochester’s ...

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Writers & Books will again host a literary conference on writing, editing, connecting and publishing June 8. The Ladder, a one-day event at the Rochester Riverside Hotel, will feature author Mira Jacob as a panelist at this year’s conference. Jacob’s ...

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Alison Meyers was selected after a five-month national search that drew 150 applicants. She is a nationally recognized poet and writer of fiction, having been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for both poetry and fiction.

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