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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 89

WWPH Writes 89… looks back and forward. We begin with remembering two poets with very special ties to the Washington Writers’ Publishing House: Myra Sklarew and Henry Taylor. In 2025, we look forward to finding new talents submitting to WWPH Writes–writers like Tanner Call and his allegorical flash story Skin to Stone, which shimmers in this […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 83

WWPH Writes 83…celebrates our 2024-award-winning books and more! Join us as we celebrate the launch of our 2024 award-winning books: For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus by Varun Gauri; UNARMED: An American Educator’s Memoir by Megan Doney; and The Machine Autocorrects Code to I by Chanlee Luu at Politics & Prose Bookstore (main store on […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 82

WWPH Writes 82…loves raindrops, Poe (and not the one you might expect), our 2024 award-winning books, which are officially on sale on October 8th, and so much more. Join us as we celebrate the launch of our 2024 award-winning books: For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus by Varun Gauri; UNARMED: An American Educator’s Memoir […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 81

WWPH Writes 81…shares wide-ranging intimacies in new work by poet Susan Scheid, SOVEREIGNTY, and creative nonfiction by Jill P. Strachan in LESBIAN LOVE AT TACO BELL. And our September includes us being out in the world: 50th-anniversary celebrations on Friday, September 13th at 6 pm at People’s Books in Takoma Park with our co-founder Grace […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 80

WWPH Writes 80…continues our TINY ODES special issues. Plus, your Washington Writers’ Publishing House has a big September planned… We kick off our 50th-anniversary celebrations on Friday, September 13th at 6 pm People’s Books in Takoma Park with our co-founder Grace Cavalieri and more. Please RSVP below to join us. We have a joyful reading […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 72

WWPH Writes 72… why is this issue different from all others? In this issue, food symbolizes so much more — our past, our futures, our prophecies. Lunchtime Lesson by Terry Cox-Joseph transports us back; Why is This Shopping Trip Different Thank All Others or Freedom’s Just Another Word For Nothing Left To Buy from Beth Kanter is a small miracle […]

WWPH WRITES ISSUE 79

WWPH Writes 79…welcomes our annual TINY POEM special issues in August. This year, there are loads of TINY ODES. We kick off our 50th-anniversary celebrations on Friday, September 13th at People’s Books in Takoma Park with our co-founder Grace Cavalieri and more. FREE. Please RSVP below to join us! Enjoy our TINY ODES special issue!  Caroline […]