Welcome to Issue 35 We hope you are enjoying the beautiful fall weather! First, some news to share: we are extending the deadline for our 2023 manuscript contests to November 15th. We are eager to read your book-length manuscripts in poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. More details here. Now onto this week’s work! Dana Cann’s […]
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WWPH Writes: Issue # 34
Welcome to Issue 34, an insider’s sneak peek at work by our award-winning writers Anthony Moll and Suzanne Feldman! Our books by our 2022 award-winners, Anthony Moll and Suzanne Feldman, will be published on September 28th. We will celebrate with a reading at Politics & Prose Bookstore (main store on Connecticut Avenue) on Sunday, October […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 33
Welcome to Issue 33! This issue is about reflection and loss. Naomi Thiers’ poem “In Secret” reflects on growing older, and seeing a different face, but inside, something still burns. In “Moment of Silence” by Joel Goldberg, the narrator speaks from beyond our world, confused as to why no one can hear them—a victim of […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 32
As we lean into the end of summer, we are so looking forward to this autumn. On September 1st, we open our annual manuscript contests. We are seeking poetry, fiction, and new this year, creative nonfiction. Books by our 2022 award-winners, Suzanne Feldman and Anthony Moll, will be published this September as well. We will […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 31
It’s amazing what these little poems can do. One makes you feel a moment in Marseille, and another to vacant train tracks in the dark. The conciseness of these poems is powerful–mostly relying on stark images to explore the poetic solitude and often point to meditation. These poems show us that it is not the length of […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 30
In May, we shouted out a special challenge: send us your Tiny Poem inspired by “Don’t Undersell Yourself” by Grace Cavalieri from our new edition of WHY I CANNOT TAKE A LOVER (see below for a special offer for this beautiful, collectible new edition!) We were delighted by the enormous response. Jona Colson and I […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 29
Two poems about summer, love, and growth—emotional and physical. We give you two poems as we speed through the second week of July here in the DMV. Diana Woodcock’s “Morning to Dusk” offers a ladybug snuggled waiting for the right partner, and in “The Gardener” by Lori Rottenberg, she writes, “What if marriage is a […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 28
I In this issue, we are proud to highlight new poems and reprints from two New Editions from the poets, Grace Cavalieri and Myra Sklarew. The Washington Writers’ Publishing House is thrilled to publish a new edition of Grace Cavalieri’s Why I Cannot Take a Lover, originally published by WWPH in 1975. These intimate, brave […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 27
Welcome to Issue #27 and Happy Pride Month! The Washington Writers’ Publishing House (WWPH) is committed to inclusivity and diversity throughout the year, still, we are thrilled to spotlight two LGBTQ+ writers in this issue during Pride Month! The multi-talented, DC-based poet Regie Cabico shares two new poems while former New Yorker and now DC-based […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 26
Welcome to Issue 26, and to our first anniversary! We have been publishing WWPH Writes for over a year and celebrating over 50 writers! In this issue, we highlight poet, activist, and singer, Natalie E. Illum, and writer, Carly Feyerabend. In Illum’s poem, “The 18th Street Lounge Stopped Dancing After 29 Years,” the narrator reminisces […]