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.

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

"The main lesson from TV and movies is that I'd be/useless in a zombie apocalypse..." for those of us who need poetry wi...
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.

12/22/2025

JOY!

So thrilled to have WWPH highlighted by The 51st https://51st.news/guide-to-dc-literary-scene/ along with friends from ...
12/22/2025

So thrilled to have WWPH highlighted by The 51st
https://51st.news/guide-to-dc-literary-scene/ along with friends from The Writer's Center , The Inner Loop: A Literary Reading Series Politics and Prose Bookstore and so many other terrific writing places in the DC area!

And big thank you for mentioning our big new anthology -- AMERICA'S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response to tomorrow-- that opens with prose by Congressman Jamie Raskin and is now available everywhere books are sold!! We'd recommend you buy it at Bookshop and support local bookstores!

D.C. is a city full of creatives, but sometimes finding community takes a little research.

Happiest of Holidays to all! Onward to 2026 with creative energy for us all! More always at www.washingtonwriters.org --...
12/22/2025

Happiest of Holidays to all! Onward to 2026 with creative energy for us all! More always at www.washingtonwriters.org

--Caroline Bock (author) & Jona Colson co-presidents/editors

NEW WWPH WRITES now live... issue 111...with something very special... read here https://washingtonwriters.org/wwph-wri...
12/16/2025

NEW WWPH WRITES now live... issue 111...with something very special... read here https://washingtonwriters.org/wwph-writes/

And some 'insider's news' on what's next for your Washington Writers' Publishing House!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnoYD1TZO_UWith so much sadness in the world right now, we were thinking of Mary Ann Lar...
12/15/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnoYD1TZO_U
With so much sadness in the world right now, we were thinking of Mary Ann Larkin's poem "LET US PRAISE SADNESS from our anthology, AMERICA'S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response tomorrow... Mary Ann (and so many others) taped recordings of their work for our channel...

Let us Praise Sadness... settling like wild bird/filled with grief/A bird on a branch/above the world/singing sadness....

Mary Ann Larkin reads from her poetry in AMERICA'S FUTURE, a new anthology from the Washington Writers' Publishing House

12/15/2025

On this ice-cold night, a warm and wonderful gathering ... at monthly reading orgamized by press-mate 💖

On this freezing cold Sunday night, a warm and wonderful reading at poet/press-mate Sid Gold's monthly reading series at...
12/15/2025

On this freezing cold Sunday night, a warm and wonderful reading at poet/press-mate Sid Gold's monthly reading series at -such a cozy thriftstore in !!

12/15/2025

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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.