Latest WWPH Releases
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Capital Translation
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Zarpamos, the selected works of Guadalupe Ángela
Yael Kiken Guadalupe Ángela
Coming in January 2027, winner of the Washington Writers’ Publishing House Translation Prize, Zarpamos is the first complete collection of poetry translated into English from across the prolific career of Guadalupe Ángela, and it has been skillfully translated by Yael Kiken. Learn more…
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Villains: stories
Samantha Neugebauer
Coming in January 2027, Villains by Samantha Neugebauer is the winner of the Washington Writers’ Publishing House Fiction Prize. Set across the United States and around the globe, Neugebauer’s debut is stunning, seductive collection. Learn more…
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Dictionary of Air
Jason Gebhardt
Coming in January 2027, winner of the Washington Writers' Publishing House's 50th Anniversary Editor's Prize, Jason Gebhardt’s Dictionary of Air explores family, memory, and history with precision... Learn more…
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NOTIFICATIONS ON
Emily Holland
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Capital Love
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America’s Future
AMERICA'S FUTURE features 164 bold, thought-provoking writers. Some pieces turn to our past, reckoning with the wounds we still carry in today’s scars before questioning the future. Others turn their gaze forward, imagining the ways hope and reinvention can carve new paths. Learn more…
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Capital Queer
Capital Queer: A Pride Celebration from Washington Writers' Publishing House 32 bold LGBTQIA+ voices from across the DMV. Learn more…
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You Cannot Save Here
Tonee Mae Moll
A collection of poems about how we live when each day feels like the world is ending. The poems ask what we do with the small moments that matter when so much around us-climate disaster, gun violence, pandemics, wars-makes these days feel apocalyptic. Learn more…
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The Machine Autocorrects Code to I
Chanlee Luu
In an experiment of forms, this universe of poems wanders thruogh the messy past, battles in the charged present, and dreams/nightmares to the unknown future. This collection intertwines racial/cultural identity with gender, politics, and the environment, while also traversing time and place. Learn more…
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Washington Writers’ Publishing House is a non-profit, cooperative literary organization that has published over 100 volumes of poetry since 1975 as well as fiction and nonfiction. The press sponsors annual competitions for writers living in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, and the winners of each category comprise our annual slate. The WWPH mission is to further the rich diversity of literary voices in our region. Read our books, discover our authors, join us at our literary readings and salons across the DMV, and submit your literary work to us. Be part of your Washington Writers’ Publishing House.
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