Washington Writers' Publishing House

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

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!! 😍

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!!

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!!

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 💖🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

12/29/2025

NEW ISSUE OF WWPH WRITES now live... last issue of the year wraps up a jam-packed 2025...and get ready for 2026, we have news....find it here... https://washingtonwriters.org/wwph-writes
😎

12/28/2025

This literary reading was a highlight of 2025... the AMERICA'S FUTURE reading on December 11 with the MoCo Underground Writer's Showcase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn-56dfRX1Q
organized with the writer Julia Tagliere, who, after many years, is wrapping up the monthly reading series this spring!

Julia is one of those shining lights in the DMV literary scene, and while I will very much miss reading and attending this reading series Sandy Spring Museum led by Julia, I know she will continue to be a literary force in our community!

And FYI, there is a 'warning' on this showcase -- only because there's a few four-letter words in one of the readings -- appropriate, in context.

Watch this with me (Caroline Bock (author), Fran Abrams, Poet, Edward Belfar, Sara Furdui, Neha Misra, Laurie Ward. Jessica Simon, and Kay White Drew

The Moco Underground held its free, bi-monthly public event where featured writers share their original stories, poetry, and essays aloud in front of a live ...

12/26/2025

Got gift card??
Beautiful books for sale ... www.washingtonwriters.org

12/26/2025

Got a gift card?! We have some beautiful books for you!
More at www.washingtonwriters.org
Available everywhere but we like Bookshop

12/26/2025

"The main lesson from TV and movies is that I'd be/
useless in a zombie apocalypse..." for those of us who need poetry with some dark humor this holiday season...watch this very short poetry video with David Ebenbach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6E3O13OJBY

And remember: AMERICA'S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response tomorrow is a must-read anthology...available everywhere books are sold... use those gift cards here... https://bookshop.org/p/books/america-s-future-poetry-prose-in-response-to-tomorrow-caroline-bock/ed633da81c744bbd?ean=9781941551523&next=t

David Ebenbach reads his poetry in AMERICA'S FUTURE, a new anthology from the Washington Writers' Publishing House.