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WWPH WRITES ISSUE 105

WWPH Writes 105…and we are celebrating AMERICA’S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response to tomorrow, which is officially on sale in print and ebook versions today, September 9th! 164 writers. 526 pages. An anthology that “SPEAKS TO JOY AND RESILIENCE AMIDST POLITICAL TURMOIL IN THE UNITED STATES,” notes Poets & Writers in their September/October magazine. […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 102

WWPH Writes 102… spotlights MY FRIEND WANTS TO TALK ABOUT WAR, a poem by the versatile Laura Shovan, and the debut of a new author, Edwin Fenwick, Jr., a third-year MFA student at the University of Baltimore, with his moving creative nonfiction GHOST. Our next big project, AMERICA’S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response to […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 101

WWPH Writes 101… features work that highlights the thrill of being young in “When We Were 25” by poet Sean Felix and the anxiety of a dystopian future in thrilling flash fiction by P.R. Titus’s “The Last Sunset.” The Deadline approaches (and it will not be extended). Our book-length manuscript contests are now open for […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 100

WWPH Writes 100… and we’re celebrating! Three years ago, we launched this lit mag with the hope of expanding publishing opportunities for writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia–and we have published over 200 poets and prose writers, including more than a few who have been published for the first time in WWPH Writes! We now […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 99

WWPH Writes 99…  and we are spotlighting two works from CAPITAL QUEER: A PRIDE CELEBRATION, our first-ever pocket-size anthology, which features queer writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. This collection uplifts queer literature and celebrates the power of words, and we are happy to share poetry by Jose Gutierrez and a memoir excerpt from Piérre […]