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Cafe Muse: ALT Translators Carlson & Kercheval

Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, United States

The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the ALT translators Nancy Naomi Carlson and Jesse Lee Kercheval. Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30. Friendship Heights Village Center is la 7 minute walk from Friendship Heights Western Avenue Redline subway stop. All Café …

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Cafe Muse: Cheryl Clarke & Carol Jennings

Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, United States

The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Cheryl Clarke and Carol Jennings. Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30. Friendship Heights Village Center is la 7 minute walk from Friendship Heights Western Avenue Redline subway stop. All Café Muse programs are …

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Cafe Muse: David Baker & Stanley Plumly

Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, United States

The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets David Baker and Stanley Plumly. Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30. Friendship Heights Village Center is la 7 minute walk from Friendship Heights Western Avenue Redline subway stop. All Café Muse programs are …

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Cafe Muse: Barbara Duffey & Joelle Biele

Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, United States

The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Barbara Duffey and Joelle Biele. Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30. Friendship Heights Village Center is la 7 minute walk from Friendship Heights Western Avenue Redline subway stop. All Café Muse programs are …

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Cafe Muse: Veils, Halos & Shackles: inc Linda Pastan

Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, United States

The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings from Veils, Halos and Shackles: International Poetry on the Abuse and Oppression of Women with poets Ned Balbo, Roberta Beary, Linda Pastan, Jane Satterfield and moderator Charles Fishman. Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30. Friendship Heights Village Center is …

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Washington Prize Submission Deadline

Submit your poetry manuscripts through our online submission manager or postmark your paper submission by midnight of our due date. See our website for submission details. Visit our AWP booth 866 for details and to see books that have won the Washington Prize.

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AWP Book Fair—Booth 866

Washington Convention Center 801 Mt. Vernon Place, Washington, DC, United States

The Word Works invites AWP conference-goers to visit booth 866 to see our new titles and chat about publication options and our ongoing events in Washington, DC. Come and meet Word Works president Nancy White and authors of Word Works books.  

Word Works Wall of Books 2017 New Authors Reading

Walls of Books 3325 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, United States

At AWP 2017, The Word Works is launching 10 books and sponsoring two off-campus readings. On Wednesday February 8, Walls of Books is the first off-campus AWP reading and will feature: Nathalie Anderson Jessica Cuello David Eye Ann Pelletier Fritz Ward Amber West Mary-Sherman Willis From the Walter Washington Convention Center, take a Metro bus …

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Word Works 2017 New Authors Reading—International Hostel

International Hostel 1009 11th St, NW, Washington

At AWP 2017, The Word Works is launching 10 books and sponsoring two off-campus readings. On Friday February 10, the lobby of the International Hostel is the 2nd and final  off-campus AWP reading and will feature: Annik Adey-Babinski Nathalie Anderson Jessica Cuello David Eye Ann Pelletier Roger Sendarat Fritz Ward Amber West Nancy White Mary-Sherman Willis From …

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Cafe Muse: Alana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse and Katherine E. Young

Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, United States

The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Alana Marie Levinson-LaBrosse and Katherine E. Young. Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30. Friendship Heights Village Center is la 7 minute walk from Friendship Heights Western Avenue Redline subway …

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