This month, DCWR Lit Life presents an interview with Jung Yun, author of All the World Can Hold. Sign up for our free Lit Life newsletter to read the full interview and to receive the latest news and interviews from the DC-area literary community every month in your inbox.

We 🧡 seeing how our members set up for their DCWR writing sesh. Here’s Mary G. Thompson’s space as she’s hard at work! @marygthompson.bsky.social

You don’t have to be a published author to apply for a membership to The DC Writers Room. If you’re someone who needs the space and focus to write, we’re here to provide it for you, no matter your level of experience.

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Our DC Lit Life newsletter keeps you connected to the local literary community. 📨 Receive news and interviews in your inbox each month for free! Sign up at dcwritersroom.substack.com ✨

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Passion & Presence | Washington Independent Review of Books

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If there’s something you need to make your writing sessions more productive, we’ve got it at the DC Writers Room. ✍️📒 Learn about our membership options at www.dcwritersroom.com/memberships

We at The DC Writers Room are proud to provide our writers with the space and quiet they need to keep their pen on the page. Interested in applying for a membership? Visit www.dcwritersroom.com/memberships to learn more.

This month, DCWR Lit Life presents an interview with Eric F. Goldstein, author of Taught. Sign up for our free Lit Life newsletter to read the full interview and to receive the latest news and interviews from the DC-area literary community every month in your inbox.

Our DC Writers Room studio is located right in the heart of Tenleytown, which means: 🔸 Easy metro access (the Tenleytown stop is right across the street!) 🔸 Proximity to both American University and Georgetown 🔸 Just a quick step away to Cathedral Heights, Spring Valley, and more.

Rise & shine & write! ☀️ Have you signed up for our July Saturday Morning Writers Club? $40 gets you 4 Saturdays, 4 hours each in our Tenleytown studio with access to all its amenities. Interested? Email info@dcwritersroom.com and let us know!

Two more days to take advantage of @libro.fm's audiobook sale... and would you look at that? Some of our staff picks are part of it! Use code BIGIMPACT to save an additional 35% off on-sale audiobooks at checkout. https://libro.fm/onemorepagebooks

Prime Day is the perfect day to stop supporting Amazon & Audible! You can support indie bookstores with every audiobook purchase you make at @libro.fm, and 6/23-6/26 you’ll get 35% off all sale audiobooks with code BIGIMPACT. Here’s what some of our booksellers and regulars are listening to now!

It’s time to get those summer submissions out. ☀️ Looking for a place to send your work? Here’s 9 current and upcoming calls from local DC-area journals to consider.

NEW WWPH WRITES, our lit mag, now live, with poetry by AriYanna Marie Owens & a novel excerpt from The Other Beautiful People by our own co-president/editor @cabockwrites.bsky.social ...just out this month from Regal House Publishing. And MORE! washingtonwriters.org/wwph-writes/ #bookskybookclub

New collections to make life more lyrical. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/on-... @cavankerrypress.bsky.social @stevenleyva.bsky.social #booksky

On Poetry: June 2026 | Washington Independent Review of Books

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Now is the perfect time to start your novel journey. Escape the heat and overwhelm of summer in our Tenleytown studio, and start your next project with our Draft: Your Novel Year offering. ✍️📖 Visit www.dcwritersroom.com/draft-your-n... to find out more. ✨

DC-area literary news? ✔️ Interviews with fantastic local writers? ✔️ Our monthly DC Writers Room Lit Life newsletter has everything you need to stay up-to-date on the DMV writing community. Subscribe for free at dcwritersroom.substack.com ✨

Want to get a look at our studio before committing to a membership? We’d be happy to show you around! Get to know our space and amenities by emailing info@dcwritersroom.com to schedule a tour.

Want to try out the DC Writers Room, but aren’t sure yet if you want to commit to a full membership? Consider coming in for a drop-in session. Get access to our studio and all its amenities for the day, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., all for $20. Learn more at www.dcwritersroom.com/memberships ✨

This month, DCWR Lit Life presents an interview with Annie Marhefka, author of Baltimore and Executive Director of Yellow Arrow Publishing. @anniemarhefka.bsky.social Subscribe to Lit Life for free at dcwritersroom.substack.com ✨

June is almost here! ☀️ Which means the next Writerly Happy Hour is just around the corner. Get ready to enjoy chill vibes, drinks, and meeting fellow writers. 🍻✍️ Reserve your spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/writerly-h...

We 🧡 seeing what our members add to our studio’s bulletin board!

The kids at home, extended family visiting, neighbors throwing loud parties. Summer is fun, but it can take a major toll on our focus. Luckily, The DC Writers Room provides a haven of productivity to keep your writing goals on track. View membership options at www.dcwritersroom.com/memberships

Congrats to DCWR member Ellen Prentiss Campbell on the upcoming launch of her book Vanishing Point, available May 27! Vanishing Point “tells the story of Pennsylvania artist George Hetzel’s complicated family - loves and losses, triumphs and sorrows, secrets and mysteries.”

We know summer is all about exciting plans and travel. ☀️⛱️ That’s why we offer custom membership plans tailored toward your schedule. Ready to get writing? Send us an email at info@dcwritersroom.com and we’ll come up with a membership that suits your needs.

Want to explore tons of interviews with members of the local literary community? Signing up for our Lit Life newsletter gives you access to our full interview archive, featuring Zach Powers, Manil Suri, Elliot Williams, and many more. Visit dcwritersroom.substack.com to subscribe for free!

Next month, get ready for another Writerly Happy Hour! Enjoy chill vibes, drinks, and meeting fellow writers. 🍻✍️ Reserve your spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/writerly-h... @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social @penfaulkner.bsky.social @thewriterscenter.bsky.social

It’s that time of year - Grad Season! 🎓 Show the grad in your life how proud you are by giving them a gift card to The DC Writers Room. Learn more about gift cards, as well as our membership options, by visiting www.dcwritersroom.com/memberships ✨

This month, DCWR Lit Life presents an interview with Zach Powers, author of The Migraine Diaries. Subscribe to our Lit Life newsletter to receive the latest news and interviews from the DC-area literary community in your inbox. Subscribe at dcwritersroom.substack.com ✨ @zachpowers.bsky.social