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Big Pencil Press

Big Pencil Press
The publishing imprint of Writers & Books
740 University Ave.
Rochester, NY 14607

2011 Gell Poetry Prize Winner Jay Leeming

Jay Leeming is the winner of the 2011 Kenneth & Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize for his book manuscript Miracle Atlas. The prize is awarded annually by Writers & Books, the community literary center in Rochester, NY. This year’s selection was made by the contest’s finalist judge, poet William Heyen, who will also write a Foreword for the book. Leeming is a resident of Ithaca, New York.



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A Pig In Paris

Short Stories by Steven Huff

$15.95           

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Requiem

poems by Roz Spafford

$14.95           

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Thresh and Hold

poems by Veronica Patterson

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A Woman’s Voice 2: An Anthology

from Writers & Books

Edited by Karen VanMeenen

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Language of Color: Writers Respond to the Paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe

Anne C. Coon, William Heyen, Thom Ward and others.

Co-Published with The Memorial Art Gallery

$10.00

Big Pencil Press is currently not accepting unsolicited manuscripts.

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The Book Thieves

Hosted by Writers & Books Younger Staff Members
Thurs, Feb 2, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Admission is Free, bring a snack to pass

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Book Kick-off, A Divided Poet: Robert Frost, North of Boston, and the Drama of Disappearance, by David Sanders.

Thursday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m.
$3 members and students with ID/ $4 general public

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First Fridays / Wide Open Mic

Hosted by Norm Davis
Fri., Feb. 3, 7-9 p.m.
Free and open to the public

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Beyond Reading: Blood Drive

Saturday February 4, 9 a.m. -1 p.m.
Red Cross Blood Drive at Writers & Books

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Beyond Reading: Film

Monday, February 6, 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public

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“How Do I Love Thee?” Romantic Love Poems Through the Ages

Tuesday, February 7, 7 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Put a little love in your hearts.

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Afternoon Tea

Wed., Feb. 8, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Free and open to the public

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The Bertrand Russell Society

Hosted by Phil Ebersol
Thurs., Feb 9, 7 p.m.
Free to W&B members, $3 general public

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Writers & Books, Rochester's community literary center, inspires and instructs over 25,000 people each year through a wide array of offerings in nearly every literary genre. Believing that the written and spoken word are central to our lives and culture, Writers & Books celebrates, promotes and works to make them available to all. Writers & Books is located at 740 University Avenue, near Atlantic Avenue in the Neighborhood of the Arts.