Washington Writers' Publishing House

Washington Writers' Publishing House Washington Writers' Publishing House is a non-profit, literary press established in 1975.

Washington Writers' Publishing House is a non-profit, all-volunteer cooperative press that has published over 50 volumes of poetry since 1975 and so far nearly a dozen volumes of fiction. The press sponsors an annual competition, featured in Poets & Writers, for writers living in DC, Maryland or Virginia (one each in poetry, fiction and new in 2023, creative nonfiction) comprise our set of published works each year.

CAPITAL LOVE, our 2026 sampler, is NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS -- to any resident of DC, Maryland, or Virginia, or anyone w...
01/09/2026

CAPITAL LOVE, our 2026 sampler, is NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS -- to any resident of DC, Maryland, or Virginia, or anyone with connections to the DMV.

$25.00 payment plus contributor copy. FREE to submit.

Show the world what the power of love means... show how GOOD fights evil. More details and more prompts at www.washingtonwriters.org


Nice news... 😎
01/06/2026

Nice news... 😎

The Best Microfiction 2026 winners have been announced!
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated. Extra special thanks to Diane Seuss for tackling the awesome task of selecting this year's slate from the plethora of excellent submissions.
The results are now posted on the website: https://www.bestmicrofiction.com

Nice work, everybody!

WWPH gained 1,754 followers and received 1,921 reactions in the past 90 days! Thank you all for your continued support. ...
01/04/2026

WWPH gained 1,754 followers and received 1,921 reactions in the past 90 days! Thank you all for your continued support. We could not have done it without you. 🙏🤗🎉 Stay connected with your WWPH ... be the first to learn of our submission calls and events ...sign up for WWPH WRITES, our bi-weekly little lit mag!! Free!! www.washingtonwriters.org 🎉📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚💕

Capital Q***r: A Pride Celebration from Washington Writers’ Publishing House spotlights bold q***r voices from DC, Maryland, and Virginia—celebrating love, resilience, and identity in a powerful literary tribute to pride and community. It's the first in a series of pocket-sized collections from ...

01/03/2026

Welcome to 2026 -- and CAPITAL LOVE -- a new sampler anthology of poetry and prose from your WASHINGTON WRITERS' PUBLISHING HOUSE!!

Submissions open from January 3 to January 31st.

Open to all writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia -- and all who have connections to the DMV.

Free to submit. $25.00 contributor payment (and 1 beautiful copy!)

In particular, we encourage ALL who have not been published by WWPH to submit. We aim to publish the rich mosaic of the DMV at WWPH.

More information... including the inspiration behind CAPITAL LOVE and PROMPTS at our website www.washingtonwriters.org

Welcome to 2026 -- and CAPITAL LOVE -- a new sampler anthology of poetry and prose from your WASHINGTON WRITERS' PUBLISH...
01/03/2026

Welcome to 2026 -- and CAPITAL LOVE -- a new sampler anthology of poetry and prose from your WASHINGTON WRITERS' PUBLISHING HOUSE!!

Submissions now open through January 31st.

Open to all writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia -- and all who have connections to the DMV.

Free to submit. $25.00 contributor payment (and 1 beautiful copy!)

In particular, we encourage ALL who have not been published by WWPH to submit. We aim to publish the rich mosaic of the DMV at WWPH.

More information... including the inspiration behind CAPITAL LOVE and PROMPTS... at our website www.washingtonwriters.org

And last, but not least, big shout out of thanks to cover designer DAVE RING for this fabulous cover!! 😍

More 2025 photos!! ❤️🎉🥳🎉
12/31/2025

More 2025 photos!! ❤️🎉🥳🎉

12/31/2025

2025 in pics ( part 2) ... Literary Salons... Readings... AMERICA'S FUTURE anthology... Capital Q***r anthology... and writers, writers, writers... 💖🎉🎉🎉 See you in 2026!!

2025 in pictures!!
12/31/2025

2025 in pictures!!

12/31/2025

2025!!!!🥳🎉🥳🎉🥳🎉 50th anniversary! AMERICA's FUTURE anthology! Literary Salons! Capital Q***r anthology and writers, writers, writers!!

2025!! 50th anniversary! AMERICA'S FUTURE anthology! Literary Salons! Capital Q***r anthology! And writers, writers, wr...
12/31/2025

2025!! 50th anniversary! AMERICA'S FUTURE anthology! Literary Salons! Capital Q***r anthology! And writers, writers, writers from across the DMV ... snapshots from the first half of 2025 on this post...

Thank you for all your support! More at www.washingtonwriters.org (last chance for year-end donation)! Onward to 2026 with creative energy for us all...

Caroline & Jona 💖🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Washington Writers' Publishing House is a non-profit organization that has published over 50 volumes of poetry since 1973 and so far nearly a dozen volumes of fiction. The press sponsors an annual competition, featured in Poets & Writers, for writers living in the Washington-Baltimore area, and the winners of each category (one each in poetry and fiction) comprise our set of published works each year.