The Word Works

Three cheers for the University of Arizona Poetry Center, who put together a Pride list of the best queer books of poetry of the past year. Our own Elizabeth Gross is included— very wise choice! https://poetry.arizona.edu/blog/pride-poetry-spotlight-recent-collections-queer-poets!fbclid=IwAR04S6of6N3lKt_0pd3aAksBUkUI_sM43Th9xZoDHn6useaHBp3k_TbnKxY https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYiTTYhGfq/?igshid=8ch2htbjssnm

Putting together our shipments, and it’s not too late to receive one for yourself or someone you love! For an astonishingly low $100, you receive all 8 new books PLUS (!!!) this superb Poet Hat. https://www.wordworksbooks.org/product/a-poet-hat-deal-all-ten-books/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zqvXuhbud/?igshid=xxvq3t35dal4

Hurray! Inside special-price #AWPvirtualBookfair deal for all the new Word Works books, free shipping and the gift of this Poet Hat, adjustable and timeless! https://www.wordworksbooks.org/shop/new-titles/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wn6Q-BBzX/?igshid=zdiam7f1xm25

Annie Kim, winner of the 2019 Washington Prize, didn’t get to celebrate the arrival of this brand new collection at #awp2020 —but that’s okay because we will celebrate it all year long! What do an Italian Castrati, a Korean-American daughter, and millennia of striving artists all have in common? This startling and ambitious collection will show you. Available soon at SPD, at our website for immediate access. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cTsC1hJ_H/?igshid=1rhsj90ejpjwg

Translated by Andrea Jurjević, these poems are peppery and perceptive. Another reason we are sad not to be at #awp2020. One of Croatia’s brightest stars, available now! wordworksbooks.org https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Wtc7WhafK/?igshid=1alb66s28ailp

One of the many reasons we are sad to have pulled out of #awp2020 : We wanted the chance to brag on our new Tenth Gate Prize winner, Christine Hamm, whose startling manuscript *Gorilla* will be published this summer! Congratulations, Christine, and to all the finalists, may we just say that this was one tough race! https://www.instagram.com/p/B9UCo8UBGpV/?igshid=e3i5unp7cwu4

Do you have a poetry manuscript that’s ready to become a book, out in the world and gaining recognition? Maybe it’s time to submit to The Word Works Washington Prize. If you have submitted before, include a note saying so and we’ll make sure you have new readers. It’s a new year, and maybe it’s your turn! https://www.instagram.com/p/B8fm5CEB2Tu/?igshid=nrtq6pdyla73

It’s time, it’s time, it’s time to submit your manuscript! We stand by, reading glasses polished to a fine brightness, ready for every word. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8gh19Xhkk2/?igshid=1xf2ld5h6yjhx

Do you ever feel lost in the throng? No, do not spend your energy in such petty concerns. Write on, write and write, having faith that your voice matters. And so does every other. https://www.instagram.com/p/B5MVp5wBj7_/?igshid=8hazly16hhpm

We’re listening hard...reading submissions. So many amazing possibilities for our 2020 list. Announcements coming soon. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gcIn1h9EF/?igshid=y5i1qkzzfq7b

Reading manuscripts like crazy these days! We are overwhelmed by your greatness... https://www.instagram.com/p/B0rrkVqBIGR/?igshid=1wncvrjbwie8a

We can’t quite believe it, but soon we’ll be releasing our first audiobook! Stay tuned, fans: it’s a knockout. *Immortal Medusa* by Barbara Ungar will make your ears sing, and it opens new doors for us as a publisher. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0B0P4rB2-w/?igshid=as5syvlc8ms0

Lovely quick review of Susan Lewis’s magnificent *Zoom*! https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2019/07/susan-lewis-zoom.html https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_ENraBflP/?igshid=ta7pd1xkqz0z

Oh, the suspense! We have chosen a winner but we cannot reach the poet to tell them... So for now evewrythign remains top secret. If you are apoet who entered the Washington Prize competition, you will have ot wait till we can contact the winner. Hang in there! #poetry #poetrycommunity #washingtonprize #poetrypublisher #artmatters #bestlaidplans https://www.instagram.com/p/BzRz3UZhVTZ/?igshid=1slqfg1qzd3l8

Toward the end of the judging process, the champagne comes out to replace the numerous sources of caffeine. #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryprize #washingtonprize #poetrypublisher https://www.instagram.com/p/BzRV3L7hXXf/?igshid=7ecil4uu50rz

Today we hold the last debate to pick the 2019 winner of the Washington Prize from a fine set of finalists. Poets, watch for the white smoke coming from the chimney! [Pictured: last year’s winner.] #poetry #poetryprize #poetrypublisher #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQNaNjBwAK/?igshid=q7d720mbyrzo

She may have called it “Toad Hall,” but it’s pure grace for her guests. #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingretreat #editor #washingtonprize #peaceandquiet https://www.instagram.com/p/BzOwIalhMRj/?igshid=18wuo1xehy8wv