Www Welcome to WWPH Writes 58. As an editor at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House, it is highly unusual to receive a hard copy submission. In this digital age, there are many ways to reach us (Submittable is the best way to send us your work). However, when I received a letter from Raheem A.Rahman, […]
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WWPH WRITES ISSUE 57
Welcome to WWPH WRITES 57! This issue concerns beginnings—beginnings of journeys or life. In the poem Greening by Christina Daub, the narrator meditates on life, life yet to be born—an “island erupting/ into existence from the bottom.” In the short fiction Last Night I Did Something So Funny by Eliza Falk, the day after […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 56 TINY POEMS SPECIAL EDITION II
Welcome to WWPH WRITES 56… TINY POEMS Special August Edition II! And if you are thinking of submitting to our 2024 manuscript contests in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction when the contest opens on September 1, please make sure you review our updated guidelines here, including our 50th Anniversary Fiction Award sponsored by Carol […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 55 TINY POEMS SPECIAL EDITION
Welcome to WWPH WRITES 55… our BIG second annual TINY POEMS edition! And if you are thinking of submitting to our 2024 manuscript contests in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction when the contest opens on September 1, please make sure you review our updated guidelines here, including our 50th Anniversary Fiction Award sponsored by […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 54
Welcome to WWPH WRITES 54… We have two works to astound us with their precision, First Love: A Villanelle by David Bachner, and Mimosas at the Hotel Washington, flash fiction, set on a July night in DC, by Richard Peabody. And, we are eager to see your poetry of precision for our TINY POEM […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 53
Welcome to WWPH Writes 53…This issue is about child and parent relationships. In Heather Bruce Satrom’s poem, Learning to Fly, we see the parallels between a mother teaching her daughter freedom and her daughter teaching a bird to fly. In the novel excerpt from Michelle Brafman’s Swimming with Ghosts, a young […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 52
Welcome to WWPH Writes 52…our special PRIDE issue with the winners of our first annual WWPH PRIDE poetry and micro-prose contest! First-prize winners received $100, runner-ups $50, and all are publication here. Thank you to all who submitted. A special shout to our WWPH Fellow and judge Piérre Ramon Thomas–thank you for working […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 51
Welcome to WWPH Writes 51…Two breathtaking vivid moments highlight this issue of WWPH Writes from the gorgeous prose poetry of Dan Vera in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington DC to the American Arcadia novel excerpt from Laura Scalzo set in Manhattan in the 1980s. We’re looking for submissions for our first annual WWPH PRIDE […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 50
Welcome to WWPH Writes 50! We are so grateful to have made it to 50 issues, and we look forward to 50 more! In Wedding Poem, Danielle Badra, the current poet laureate of Fairfax County, celebrates vows on a wedding day—a beautifully crafted poem that bears witness to love and commitment. Kathleen Wheaton’s Redwood […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 49
Welcome to WWPH Writes 49…This issue has music, lots of music. In Michele Wolf’s poem, Child’s Violin, we listen to the music from a violin during a grandmother’s birthday celebration, and how such a small instrument can bring such joy. In an excerpt from Aaron Hamburger’s novel, Hotel Cuba, we feel the rhythm and […]