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Washington Writers’ Publishing House

Nonprofit press publishing writers from DC, Maryland and Virginia through annual manuscript contests, plus the online magazine WWPH Writes.

Open to poets

Jean Feldman Poetry Prize. Opens Apr 1, closes Jun 30. Fee: $28. Pays: $1,500 prize. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere.
Literary Prizes. Opens Apr 1, closes Jun 30. Fee: $28. Pays: $1,500 prize. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere.
Poetry and Fiction Prizes. Opens Apr 1, closes Jun 30. Fee: $28. Pays: $1,500 prize. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere.
WWPH Writes: Poetry. Year-round. Fee: Free. Pays: $25 per piece. Simultaneous submissions: withdraw on acceptance elsewhere. Up to 3 poems.
Book manuscripts. Reads Apr 1–Jun 30. Fee: $28. Pays: $1,500, publication and author copies. Simultaneous submissions: allowed; notify if accepted elsewhere.

Official site: washingtonwriters.org. Please confirm the details there before you submit.