Basics2Bylines--A WNY Writers'  Network

From basics to bylines, we'd like to see you succeed!
You don't have to travel far to meet up with other writers. Join our network of writers at either one or both of the Basics2Bylines Writers' Groups. Whether you've been published before or not, you'll be inspired to write and submit your work for publication. The B2B Writers' Groups are held at two locations for your convenience. For details click here.

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Edie (Koch) Suarez (Writers' Group Coordinator - Barnes & Noble - Clarence) has worked in a financial institution for over twenty five years. She writes poems and essays, many of which have been published in publications like The Buffalo News, Writer's Journal, CIA -Citizen in America, and Poems in the Waiting Room (in London). Edie's had poems highlighted in local newsletters and has also posted her writings at OurEcho.com and Buffalo.com/YourHub.

Lynne Wallace-Lee (Writers' Group Coordinator - Barnes & Noble - Amherst) is a freelance writer with college training in technical writing, including research and project organization and management. Her educational background is in international trade, French, and travel. Lynne specializes in personal essays and viewpoints, as well as travel, cooking, and health writing.

After attending and then assisting with a series of writing workshops, Lynne and Edie found that they enjoyed getting together with other writers and hearing their works, as well as sharing their own. It seemed that a writer's group needed to be formed in the area, so together they started two partner writers' groups called, "Basics 2 Bylines  A WNY Writers' Network," offering them at two locations in the Buffalo area. They hope to provide a network for writers, as well as offer tips and advice on getting published.

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Writers' groups are a great way for writers to network with other writers, but workshops are an excellent place to keep your writing sharp and up-to-date, especially when they're free. So, make sure you take advantage of the free Writing Workshops at the Lewiston Public Library. These workshops are made possible with funds from the Arts Niagara Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Tonawandas’ Council on the Arts/Carnegie Art Center.

 

  • Writing Short Stories, with Liz Thelen from Niagara University, will take place on July 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 6:30 p.m.  Participants should attend all four sessions and will be asked to write and revise one short story, using writing exercises to build compelling characters and follow where they lead.  Participants will read and respond to each other’s work.

  • A writing series, presented by Stephanie Boone, will take place in August. Dates to be announced. The series will include memoirs, short opinion essays, movie reviews and book reviews.

  • For more details and to register for any of these sessions contact the Lewiston Public Library at 754-4720. 

     

     

    Lewiston Public Library

    305 South Eighth Street , Lewiston , NY 14092
    Voice: (716) 754-4720
    FAX: (716) 754-7386
    www.LewistonPublicLibrary.org

     

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    The Lewiston Writers’ Group invites you to join them every other Monday at the Lewiston Library from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Local area residents meet regularly to discuss and critique their writing efforts, and to exchange ideas and information about the craft. 

    For more information regarding the Lewiston Writers’ Group, email  Debra Sherman at DLSHERMAN1@yahoo.com. 

    Upcoming meeting dates:  July 13 and 27, August 10 and 24, September 7 and 21, October 5 and 19, November 2, 16 and 30, December 14 and 28.

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    The Submission Process
    Cover Letters and Query Letters
    By Lynne Wallace-Lee

    B2B Book Reviews

    Pen on Fire
    By Barbara DeMarco-Barrett - reviewed by Roberta Cianciosi

    Murder on the Mind
    By L.L. Bartlett - reviewed by Terri Skurzewski

     

    Read any good books lately? We'd love to hear about it. Send your book review to ediesuarez@basics2bylines.org and if we like it, we'll post it on our website.

    Do you have a literary question you'd like answered? Or a tip to share? Maybe you'd like to submit some literary content to our website or newsletter? Please include your name and email address in case we need to contact you. Sorry we can't pay for any submissions, but we'd love to include your byline.  By submitting  pieces of literary content, you acknowledge that you hold the rights to this work.

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