Word Works Books

Cafe Muse: Jennifer Barber and Jayne Benjulian
2017-07-17 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Jennifer Barber and Jayne Benjulian.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie and Henry Crawford.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Phillip B. Williams & Joseph Ross
2017-07-23 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015

Cafe Muse: Lara Vergnaud and Mary-Sherman Willis
2017-08-21 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the translators Lara Vergnaud and Mary-Sherman Willis. This is a DC ALT program organized by 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 stop. All Café Muse programs are free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie and Henry Crawford.

Cafe Muse: Jennifer Atkinson and Julie Enzer
2017-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Jennifer Atkinson and Julie Enzer.
Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30.
Friendship Heights Village Center is a 7-minute walk from Friendship Heights Western Avenue Redline subway stop. All Café Muse programs are free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Henry Crawford, Renee Gherity, and Susan Okie.

Cafe Muse: David Bergman and Henry Crawford
2017-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets David Bergman and Henry Crawford.
Café Muse opens at 7 pm with refreshments and classical guitar by Michael Davis; readings begin at 7:30.
Friendship Heights Village Center is a 7-minute walk from Friendship Heights Western Avenue Redline subway stop. All Café Muse programs are free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Henry Crawford, Renee Gherity, and Susan Okie.

Cafe Muse: Hiram Larew and E. Ethelbert Miller
2017-11-06 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Hiram Larew and E. Ethelbert Miller.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie and Henry Crawford.

Cafe Muse: Sandra Beasley and Ann Phillips
2017-12-04 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Sandra Beasley and Ann Phillips.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie and Henry Crawford.

Cafe Muse: Danuta Kosk-Kosicka and Kurt Olsson
2018-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Danuta Kosk-Kosicka and Kurt Olsson.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Word Works at AWP Table 1819
2018-03-07 - 2018-03-10 | Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin Street, Tampa, 33602, United States
Join The Word Works at AWP Table 1819. This year in Tampa, FL, we are launching 7 books.
—Zoom by Susan Lewis, winner of the 2017 Washington Prize.
—Taxonomy of the Missing by Lisa Lewis winner of the 2017 Tenth Gate Prize.
—Aftermath by Thomas March, selected by Joan Larkin for the Hilary Tham Capital Collection.
— Image of Absence by Jeannette Clariond with English translation from Spanish by Curtis Bauer for International Editions.
—A Bear Approaches from the Sky by Abby Chew.
—Nerve Chorus by Willa Carroll.
—Ornitheology by Kevin McLellan.

Word Works AWP Offsite Reading
2018-03-08 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | AC Hotel Tampa Airport, 4020 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33607, United States
Join The Word Works for our offsite AWP reading. This year in Tampa, FL, we are launching 7 books.
Free Shuttle at 5 pm from Marriott Waterside to AC Hotel. (Free Shuttle back at 7 or 7:30 pm)
—Zoom by Susan Lewis, winner of the 2017 Washington Prize.
—Taxonomy of the Missing by Lisa Lewis winner of the 2017 Tenth Gate Prize.
—Aftermath by Thomas March, selected by Joan Larkin for the Hilary Tham Capital Collection.
— Image of Absence by Jeannette Clariond with English translation from Spanish by Curtis Bauer for International Editions.
—A Bear Approaches from the Sky by Abby Chew.
—Nerve Chorus by Willa Carroll.
—Ornitheology by Kevin McLellan.

Washington Prize Deadline
2018-03-15
Each year, The Word Works awards a living American or Canadian poet $1,500, a generous supply of author copies, and book publication for a volume of original poetry in English. To enter, submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages between January 15 and March 15, and pay the $25 entry fee.
The winner is selected by August each year. Book publication is planned for January of the following year.
The Word Works has awarded the Washington Prize since 1981. All entrants are offered a copy of the winning book, and finalists and semi-finalists may receive feedback from their readers upon request.
Distribution is through Small Press Distribution, Ingram, and Baker & Taylor.
Direct questions to Andrea Carter Brown, Washington Prize Series Editor, at editor@wordworksbooks.org or by regular mail to The Word Works, PO Box 42164, Washington, D.C., 20015. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope with all regular mail inquiries.
For more information visit: http://www.wordworksbooks.org/submissions/washington-prize/

Cafe Muse: Liz Ahl and David Keplinger
2018-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Liz Ahl and David Keplinger.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series Deadline
2018-03-31
The Joaquin Miller Poetry Series takes place at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditoreum once a week on Sundays during June and July. Two poets are usually featured. Sistah Joy Alford, Jason Gebhardt, Beth Konkoski, Susan Sonde, and Venus Thrash are co-hosts for 2018. The judging panel includes: Karren Alenier, Sistah Joy Alford, Barbara Goldberg, Beth Konkoski, Susan Sonde, and Rosemary Winslow.
For more information on the application requirements and other information:
http://www.wordworksbooks.org/events-calendar/joaquin-miller-poetry-series/

Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Competition Deadline
2018-03-31
The Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Competition provides an annual opportunity for two high school students to read their original work with an established poet in the Joaquin Miller Poetry Series at the Rock Creek Nature Center. Selected by an independent judge, the young poets are then scheduled for a reading with honorarium in the Miller Poetry Series, a summer program occurring in June and July.

Cafe Muse: Susan Lewis and Barbara Goldberg reads Elaine Magarrell's work
2018-04-16 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Susan Lewis and Barbara Goldberg reads Elaine Magarrell‘s work .
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Hilary Tham Capital Collection Deadline
2018-05-01
The Hilary Tham Capital Collection (HTCC) is an imprint of The Word Works featuring juried selections from poets who volunteer to assist a literary organization in its mission to promote contemporary poetry. Any literary nonprofit operating in America or Canada may nominate their volunteers (by April 15) to submit a poetry manuscript to the Hilary Tham Capital Collection, an invitation-only judging process. Each nomination is good for two years, and anyone can be nominated multiple times, as long as the poet is continuing to volunteer. An organization may nominate as many volunteers as it likes.
All nominees are invited to submit during the month of April, and their manuscripts are reviewed by an outside judge. This year’s judge is Jericho Brown.
Two titles are selected each year for publication. A nomination form is available upon request to editor@WordWorksBooks.org. The $25 reading fee can be paid by either the nominating organization or the poet.
For more information, visit: http://www.wordworksbooks.org/submissions/hilary-tham-capital-collection/
Nina Budabin McQuown is the Hilary Tham Capital Collection Editor.

Cafe Muse: Dilruba Ahmed and Michael Lauchlan
2018-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Dilruba Ahmed and Michael Lauchlan.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Rosemary Winslow & Young Poets
2018-06-03 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Rosemary Winslow and Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Rida Ali, Sofia Flynn & Michaela Lacy. Special guest Miles David Moore will read Joaquin Miller’s poem “Columbus.”

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The first program, co-hosted by Sistah Joy Alford & Venus Thrash, includes a reading of Joaquin Miller’s poem “Columbus” by Miles David Moore.

Rosemary Winslow has a new book Defying Gravity from David Robert Books. She is also author of Green Bodies, a Hilary Tham Capital Collection book from The Word Works.
Our Jacklyn Potter Young Poets were invited from Virginia (Rida Ali), Washington, DC (Sofia Flynn) and Maryland (Michaela Lacy). Michaela Lacy is Youth Poet Laureate of Prince Georges County.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Tara Campbell & Jacqueline Johnson
2018-06-10 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Tara Campbell & Jacqueline Johnson.

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The second program is hosted by Venus Thrash.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Pauletta Hansel & Ann Quinn
2018-06-17 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Pauletta Hansel & Ann Quinn.

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The third program is hosted by Susan Sonde.

Cafe Muse: Don Illich and Thomas March
2018-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Don Illich and Thomas March.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Doritt Carroll & Adam Giannelli
2018-06-24 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Doritt Carroll & Adam Giannelli.

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The fourth program is hosted by Susan Sonde.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Tara Bray & Christina Rau
2018-07-01 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Tara Bray & Christina Rau.

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The fifth program is hosted by Sistah Joy Alford.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Joelle Biele & Lisa Dordal
2018-07-08 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Joelle Biele & Lisa Dordal.

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The sixth program is hosted by Beth Konkoski.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Sandy Coomer & Don Illich
2018-07-15 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Sandy Coomer & Don Illich.

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The seventh program is hosted by Jason Gebhardt.

Cafe Muse: Grace Cavalieri and Valerie Wallace
2018-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Grace Cavalieri and Valerie Wallace.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Joaquin Miller Poetry Series—Kimberly Quiogue Andrews & Jason Morphew
2018-07-22 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Rock Creek Nature Center Auditorium, 5200 Glover Park Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20015
Join us at the Rock Creek Nature Center auditorium to hear poetry by Kimberly Quiogue Andrews & Jason Morphew.

Bring a short poem for the open reading (sign up begins at 2:45).

Plenty of free parking. The Nature Center is located at the far north side of the Horse Stables. Wheel chair accessible.

Visitor info: 202-895-6070

The eighth and final program is hosted by Henry Crawford.

Cafe Muse: Katherine E. Young presents Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine
2018-08-20 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features Katherine E. Young presenting Words for War: New Poems from Ukraine translators: Alexander Cigale, Olena Jennings, Mary Kalyna, and Olga Livshin.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Cafe Muse: Wendell Hawken and Susan Okie
2018-09-24 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Wendell Hawken and Susan Okie.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.

Cafe Muse: Rosemary Winslow and Pamela Murray Winters
2018-10-22 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The Word Works, in collaboration with Friendship Heights Village, features readings by the poets Rosemary Winslow and Pamela Murray Winters.
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 free to the public and handicap accessible. Come out and hear some good poetry, and read some of your own!
Our Cafe Muse co-directors are Rocky Delaplaine, Susan Okie, Henry Crawford, and Renee Gherity.
