About Us
Washington Writers' Publishing House is a non-profit organization that has published over 50 volumes of poetry since 1973 and so far nearly a dozen volumes of fiction. The press sponsors an annual competition for poets and fiction writers living in the Washington-Baltimore area.
WWPH has received grants from the Lannan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Nation magazine, and the Poetry Society of America. Many individuals have also assisted, encouraged, and supported our work through the years.
Our Authors
Some nationally known poets and writers the press has published include Terence Winch, Myra Sklarew, Grace Cavalieri, E. Ethelbert Miller, Elisavietta Ritchie, Jean Nordhaus, Martin Galvin, Nancy Naomi Carlson, Ned Balbo, and Moira Egan.
Washington Writers’ Publishing House involves some of the
best writers in the area in its activities and has built an audience
of national significance. It is among the most successful recent
literary experiments in the country.
Laura Brylawski-Miller
A masterful novel, with a telling sense of place woven into a story of emotional depth. The tale takes hold at the start and moves readily through past and present to keep up its pace throughout. Bravo. The Medusa's Smile deserves wide readership.
—Eli Flam, cultural arts reviewer, Editor Emeritus, Potomac Review