Writers & Books
| Founded | 1981 |
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| Founder | Joe Flaherty |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit |
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| Focus | Creative writing, literary arts, literary education |
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| Coordinates | 43°09′24″N 77°36′21″W / 43.1568°N 77.6058°W |
Key people | Michael Solis (executive director) |
| Website | wab |
Writers & Books is a nonprofit literary arts center located at 740 University Avenue in Rochester, New York, United States. Founded in 1981, the organization offers more than 300 creative writing workshops and classes annually, operates a youth writing program, hosts visiting author events, publishes books through its in-house press, and runs an independent bookstore. The organization also operates the Gell: A Finger Lakes Creative Retreat, a 24-acre writers' retreat in the Bristol Hills near Naples.
Writers & Books engages approximately 25,000 to 30,000 people annually, including 5,000 children, through its programs and outreach activities in schools, hospitals, libraries, senior centers, and recreation centers. In 1986, the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) designated Writers & Books a "Primary Arts Organization," making it the only literary center in New York to receive the distinction.