Writer's Center

{{short description|Independent literary center in the district of Bethesda, Maryland, United States}}

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The Writer's Center, founded in 1976, is an

independent literary center that is housed in a 12,200-square-foot (1,130 m2) facility in the arts and entertainment district of Bethesda, Maryland.[http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/ead/ms2232.xml The Writer's Center Records], Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University The organization consists of approximately 2,500 writers, editors, small press publishers and other artists who support each other in the creation and marketing of literary texts.[http://www.writer.org/ The Writer's Center Official Website] The Writer's Center offers workshops, hosts readings and literary events, and maintains a community of writers, workshop leaders, publishers and audiences for contemporary writing at its Bethesda headquarters as well as in Leesburg, Virginia, Arlington, Virginia, and at other locations around the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.[http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/spec/ead/ms2232.xml The Writer's Center Records], Special Collections Research Center, Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library, The George Washington University

The Writer's Center also publishes Poet Lore, the longest continuously running poetry journal in the United States.[http://www.writer.org/page.aspx?pid=664 Poet Lore Website]Albert H. Smyth, 1889. “A New Magazine: Poet-Lore.” Modern Language Notes. 4(3). 77–78.Joanna Scutts. 2014. “Poet Lore still going strong at 125.” Poets & Writers Magazine. 42(5). 16–18. Materials from the center’s history, including issues of their quarterly magazine The Carousel, workshop brochures, and issues of Poet Lore, are maintained in the Special Collections Research Center of the Estelle and Melvin Gelman Library at the George Washington University.The Writer’s Center Records. Identifier: MS2232. https://searcharchives.library.gwu.edu/repositories/2/resources/384. Retrieved 28 December 2024.David W. McAleavey papers. Identifier: MS2051-UA. https://searcharchives.library.gwu.edu/repositories/2/resources/229. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

The Writer's Center annually conducts hundreds of workshops in various genres of writing. Workshop participants share with one another their work-in-progress under the guidance of an experienced instructor who is also a published author.[http://www.writer.org/ The Writer's Center Official Website]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/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

The Writer's Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.IRS. Writers Center Inc. https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/details/ Retrieved 28 December 2024. The Writer's Center is supported in part by The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland, and by grants from organizations including the Maryland State Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Writer's Center also hosts literary events, readings and conferences; sells books and literary magazines; and offers an environment for writing groups to meet. It is a voluntary, membership organization open to all skill levels.[http://www.writer.org/ The Writer's Center Official Website]