After a year of sheltering in place, LIT CITY is on the move. Just Buffalo Literary Center invites Western New Yorkers of all ages to tell us: What Moves You?

Write a poem or piece of short prose that speaks to the power of words to move you.

Just Buffalo Literary Center is partnering with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) to share our love of words with the wider community. Select pieces will be featured on sidewalks, bus shelters, subways, and maybe even a bus or two!

Let’s cover this LIT CITY in words—your words.

Submit your poem (up to 15 lines) or short prose (up to 300 words) by June 30, 2021 and who knows where your words might pop up.

GUIDELINES
 
- Eligible writers must currently reside or have previously lived in Western New York.
- Submissions must be the writer’s original work.
- Only one submission per writer.
- Entries will not be returned.
- Young writers (18 or younger) must have parent or legal guardian permission to submit.
- Just Buffalo Literary Center reserves the right to excerpt submissions (with prior author approval).