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Word Works is a nonprofit literary organization & press founded in 1974.

It has published over 130 authors including Jennifer Barber, Cheryl Clarke, Kajal Ahmad, Fred Marchant, Moshe Dor, Enid Shomer, and Liliana Ancalao.

10/13/2026

Happy release day to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 16 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 by Linda Scheller! On this double release day, make sure to show both of our poets some extra love by purchasing a copy for you and a friend using the link below. Congratulations, Linda!
https://bit.ly/3TV6Ont

Also, if you're in the Modesto, California area tonight be sure to go see Linda and another beloved TWW poet, Lisa Rosenberg, read from their collections at 7:00 PM at Bookish Modesto!

10/13/2026

Happy release day to 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘦 Yes by Sarah Browning! Make sure you give our poets some love by ordering yourself a copy using the link below. Congratulations, Sarah!

https://bit.ly/3Ut1g3X

10/12/2026

Tomorrow's the day! Sarah Browning's 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘦 Yes and Linda Scheller's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 16 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 can hit your shelves starting Tuesday, October 13th. Be sure to get yourself a copy at the link in our bio!

10/08/2026

Be sure to catch Arden Levine read from her book, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦, at the Woodstock Library this Saturday, October 10th!
https://bit.ly/4ydGDXp

10/06/2026

Today is a very special day because we have not one, but two fantastic books stepping out into the world! Jane Satterfield's 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 is officially out and available for purchase on our website. Get your hands on a copy now! Congratulations, Jane!
https://bit.ly/4ABoSDZ

10/06/2026

The day is finally here! Jennifer Barber's 𝘈 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 is officially out and available for purchase on our website. We can't wait for you all to read it. Congratulations, Jennifer!
https://bit.ly/4y0e9B3

10/05/2026

Tomorrow's the day! Pre-order your copies of Jane Satterfield's 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 and Jennifer Barber's 𝘈 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴 on our website. We hope you're just as excited as we are!

𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯: https://bit.ly/4ABoSDZ
𝘈 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴: https://bit.ly/4y0e9B3

10/03/2026

If you're in Brooklyn tomorrow, be sure to stop by the Gowanus open shoreline at 1:30 PM for a poetry reading by The Word Works's Arden Levine, author of 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦, along with other wonderful poets! https://bit.ly/4dmvZpD

10/02/2026

Congratulations to the winner of the 2026 Washington Prize, 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢'𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘵 by Leslie Adrienne Miller! We'd also like to congratulate our seven finalists! 🥂

09/28/2026

A prevalence of blurbs! Here's a preview of what people are loving about Jennifer Barber's upcoming collection, 𝘼 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙨.

Coming October 6th! Pre-order a copy for you and a friend now on our website: https://bit.ly/4y0e9B3

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