WWPH Writes 71…features two works with hints of wonder and bits of magic–Discarded Shards by Eva K. Sullivan and a novel excerpt from Bookstories by Sarah Tollok. We have a busy spring ahead at WWPH! We are thrilled that our premier work in translation, AGUAS/Waters by Miguel Avero, is soon to be published (May 16th)–see […]
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WWPH WRITES ISSUE 60
Www Welcome to WWPH Writes 60… From Naomi Ayala’s poetry to Shaylynn Mark’s flash fiction, this issue is haunting! And we have some exciting news to share! In 2024, the Washington Writers’ Publishing House is going global, We will publish works in translation from around the world by translators from the DMV, beginning with Aguas/Waters […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 59
Www Welcome to WWPH Writes 59! We are thrilled to share excerpts from our 2023 award-winning books by K. Avvirin Berlin, Len Kruger, and Bernardine “Dine” Watson. As a cooperative, independent, nonprofit, literary small press, we have been publishing books for almost 50 years! In 1975, the Washington Writers’ Publishing House was launched by four poets, including Grace […]
WWPH WRITES ISSUE 58
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, […]
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 […]