Washington Writers Publishing House
Encyclopedia
Washington Writers' Publishing House is a cooperative
, member-run, non-profit small press publishing poetry
and fiction
. The press was founded by Grace Cavalieri
and John McNally in 1973 to publish authors who live in the Washington-Baltimore
region.
Authors include: Barri Armitage Ned Balbo
Dierdra Baldwin, David Bristol, Elizabeth Bruce, Laura Brylawski-Miller, Nancy Naomi Carlson, Ramola D, Grace Cavalieri
, Maxine Clair, Patrick L. Clary, Katharine Edgar Coby, Shirley Cochrane, Denis Collins, Ann Darr
, Moira Egan, Paul Estaver, Harrison Fisher, Brandel France de Bravo, Nan Fry
, Martin Galvin
, Patricia Garfinkel, Piotr Gwiazda, Sid Gold, Beate Goldman, Paul R. Haenel, Greg Hannan, Catherin Harnett Shaw, Judith Harris, Gray Jacobik, Bernard Jankowski, Dan Johnson, Beth Joselow, Catherine Kimrey, Ann Knox, Phillip Kurata, Kwelismith, Mary Ann Larkin, Barbara Lefcowitz
, Bruce MacKinnon
, Elaine Magarrell, David McAleavey, John McNally, E. Ethelbert Miller
, May Miller
, Elisabeth Murawski, Sharon Negri, Eric Nelson, Jean Nordhaus, Catherine O'Neill, Patric Pepper, Faith Reyher Jackson, Elisavietta Ritchie, Kim Roberts
, Gretchen Roberts, Ron Rodriguez, Carly Sachs, Robert Sargent, Jane Satterfield, Jane Schapiro, Anne Sheldon, Myra Sklarew
, Katherine Smith, Dean Smith, David Taylor, Joseph C. Thackery, Hilary Tham, Naomi Thiers, Elaine Maria Updon, Margaret Weaver, Terence Winch
, and Hastings Wyman, Jr.
In addition, the press has released two anthologies, The Poet Upstairs, edited by Octave Stevenson (1979), and Hungry As We Are, edited by Ann Darr
(1995).
The press has received financial support through grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Lannan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts
, The Nation
magazine, and the Poetry Society of America
.
has stated that the Washington Writers' Publishing House had "built an audience of national significance. It is among the most successful recent literary experiments in the country."
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
, member-run, non-profit small press publishing poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
. The press was founded by Grace Cavalieri
Grace Cavalieri
Grace Cavalieri is an award-winning American poet and playwright. She has published 15 volumes of poetry and more than 20 plays and continues to actively write and publish. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband, sculptor Kenneth Flynn...
and John McNally in 1973 to publish authors who live in the Washington-Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
region.
Authors include: Barri Armitage Ned Balbo
Ned Balbo
Ned Balbo is an award-winning poet and essayist. He currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife, poet-essayist Jane Satterfield, and her daughter Catherine.-Life:...
Dierdra Baldwin, David Bristol, Elizabeth Bruce, Laura Brylawski-Miller, Nancy Naomi Carlson, Ramola D, Grace Cavalieri
Grace Cavalieri
Grace Cavalieri is an award-winning American poet and playwright. She has published 15 volumes of poetry and more than 20 plays and continues to actively write and publish. She lives in Annapolis, Maryland, with her husband, sculptor Kenneth Flynn...
, Maxine Clair, Patrick L. Clary, Katharine Edgar Coby, Shirley Cochrane, Denis Collins, Ann Darr
Ann Darr
Ann Darr was an American poet and educator who lived in Washington, D.C.Born in Bagley, Iowa she studied at the University of Iowa before her career as a writer and broadcaster on the NBC Radio program The Women of Tomorrow....
, Moira Egan, Paul Estaver, Harrison Fisher, Brandel France de Bravo, Nan Fry
Nan Fry
Nan Fry is an American poet who lives in Washington, DC. Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies and journals. Fry is the author of several books of poetry, including Relearning The Dark, published by Washington Writers Publishing House...
, Martin Galvin
Martin Galvin (poet)
Martin Galvin is a prize-winning American poet and teacher.-Life:Martin George Galvin grew up in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Catholic schools including St. John's High School in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in a class of 15...
, Patricia Garfinkel, Piotr Gwiazda, Sid Gold, Beate Goldman, Paul R. Haenel, Greg Hannan, Catherin Harnett Shaw, Judith Harris, Gray Jacobik, Bernard Jankowski, Dan Johnson, Beth Joselow, Catherine Kimrey, Ann Knox, Phillip Kurata, Kwelismith, Mary Ann Larkin, Barbara Lefcowitz
Barbara Lefcowitz
Barbara Lefcowitz is a published poet from Bethesda, Maryland, whose books include Red and White Lies and Photo, Bomb, Red Chair: New Poems....
, Bruce MacKinnon
Bruce Mackinnon
Bruce Mackinnon is an actor who has appeared in various television programmes.Mackinnon was born in Esher, Surrey and was educated at Eton College, before studying drama at The University of Manchester...
, Elaine Magarrell, David McAleavey, John McNally, E. Ethelbert Miller
E. Ethelbert Miller
Eugene Ethelbert Miller, best known as E. Ethelbert Miller is an African American poet and teacher.-Life:...
, May Miller
May Miller
May Miller was an African American poet, playwright and educator. Miller became known as the most widely published female playwright of the Harlem Renaissance, with seven published volumes of poetry during her career as a writer.-Personal life:May Miller was born in Washington, D.C. to Kelly and...
, Elisabeth Murawski, Sharon Negri, Eric Nelson, Jean Nordhaus, Catherine O'Neill, Patric Pepper, Faith Reyher Jackson, Elisavietta Ritchie, Kim Roberts
Kim Roberts
Kim Roberts is an award-winning American poet, author, and editor residing in Washington, D.C..-Life:Roberts was born in Charlotte, North Carolina...
, Gretchen Roberts, Ron Rodriguez, Carly Sachs, Robert Sargent, Jane Satterfield, Jane Schapiro, Anne Sheldon, Myra Sklarew
Myra Sklarew
Myra Sklarew is an American biologist, poet and teacher.-Life:She received a biology degree from Tufts University, in 1956. She studied bacterial genetics and bacterial viruses with Salvador Luria and Max Delbruck at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory...
, Katherine Smith, Dean Smith, David Taylor, Joseph C. Thackery, Hilary Tham, Naomi Thiers, Elaine Maria Updon, Margaret Weaver, Terence Winch
Terence Winch
-Biography:Terence Patrick Winch was born in New York City in 1945. He grew up in an Irish neighborhood in the Bronx, the child of Irish immigrants. In 1971, he moved to Washington, DC, where he became involved with the Mass Transit readings in Dupont Circle. He published the first issue of Mass...
, and Hastings Wyman, Jr.
In addition, the press has released two anthologies, The Poet Upstairs, edited by Octave Stevenson (1979), and Hungry As We Are, edited by Ann Darr
Ann Darr
Ann Darr was an American poet and educator who lived in Washington, D.C.Born in Bagley, Iowa she studied at the University of Iowa before her career as a writer and broadcaster on the NBC Radio program The Women of Tomorrow....
(1995).
The press has received financial support through grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Lannan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
, The Nation
The Nation
The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States. The periodical, devoted to politics and culture, is self-described as "the flagship of the left." Founded on July 6, 1865, It is published by The Nation Company, L.P., at 33 Irving Place, New York City.The Nation...
magazine, and the Poetry Society of America
Poetry Society of America
The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists including Witter Bynner. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the have included such renowned writers as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent...
.
Critical Reviews
The poet Henry TaylorHenry S. Taylor
Henry S. Taylor is a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet and author of over 15 books of poetry.Taylor was born on 21 June 1942 in rural Loudoun County, Virginia, where he was raised as a Quaker. He went to high school at George School in Newtown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of...
has stated that the Washington Writers' Publishing House had "built an audience of national significance. It is among the most successful recent literary experiments in the country."