Writer's Center

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Writer's Center
Formation1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Location

The Writer's Center, founded in 1976, is an independent literary center headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.[1] The organization consists of about 2,500 writers, editors, small-press publishers, and other artists who support each other in the creation and marketing of literary texts.[2]

The Writer's Center hosts readings, literary events, and conferences; and offers an environment for writing groups to meet. It conducts hundreds of workshops a year, in various genres of writing, for participants who share their works-in-progress under the guidance of an experienced instructor who is also a published author.[3][4][5] It also sells books and literary magazines.[2]

Its 12,200-square-foot (1,130 m2) headquarters is located in Bethesda; it also conducts events in Leesburg, Virginia; Arlington, Virginia; and at other locations around the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.[6]

The Writer's Center publishes Poet Lore, the longest continuously running poetry journal in the United States.[7][8][9] Materials from the center’s history—issues of Poet Lore and of the center's quarterly magazine The Carousel, workshop brochures, and more—are maintained in the Special Collections Research Center of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library at the George Washington University.[10][11]

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the center is supported in part by The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland, and by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and other organizations.[12]

Notable instructors

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References

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  1. ^ The Writer's Center Records, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University
  2. ^ a b "Home - The Writer's Center". The Writer's Center. October 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  3. ^ The Writer's Center Official Website
  4. ^ Sherri Dalphonse. “25 Places to Take Fun Classes in the DC Area—Cooking, Art, and More Where to go if you want to learn something new.” Washingtonian. August 20, 2014. https://www.washingtonian.com/2014/08/20/25-places-take-fun-cooking-art-classes-dc/
  5. ^ Rachel Cooper. “Best Washington DC Lectures, Films and Classes.” Trip Savvy. June 26, 2019. https://www.tripsavvy.com/best-washington-dc-lectures-films-and-classes-1038820
  6. ^ The Writer's Center Records, Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University
  7. ^ Poet Lore Website
  8. ^ Albert H. Smyth, 1889. “A New Magazine: Poet-Lore.” Modern Language Notes. 4(3). 77–78.
  9. ^ Joanna Scutts. 2014. “Poet Lore still going strong at 125.” Poets & Writers Magazine. 42(5). 16–18.
  10. ^ The Writer’s Center Records. Identifier: MS2232. https://searcharchives.library.gwu.edu/repositories/2/resources/384. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ David W. McAleavey papers. Identifier: MS2051-UA. https://searcharchives.library.gwu.edu/repositories/2/resources/229. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Tax Exempt Organization Search Details | Internal Revenue Service". apps.irs.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-09-19. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
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