Press · Washington, DC, USA
The Word Works
The Word Works is a nonprofit literary press that publishes poetry books, including the Washington Prize and other imprints.
Open to poets
- The Washington Prize. Jan 15 to Apr 15 each year. Fee: $25. Pays: $1,500 and book publication.
Official site: wordworksbooks.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.
Checked 2026-11-03. Find more places to send your poems on Poetry Marketplace, free.
More places to send your poems
- The Words Faire
- The Wrath-Bearing Tree
- The Write Launch
- The Writer’s Hotel Maine All-Genre “Mini MFA” Writers Conference
- The Writer’s Retreat at Good Contrivance Farm
- The Writing Disorder