The Literary Arts in Arlington
Reading
Series
Borders Books in Pentagon City
1201 S. Hayes St.
Arlington, VA
(703) 418-0177
POESIS
sponsors poetry readings the third Wednesday of the month, followed by an
open mic.
The Iota Poetry Series
Iota Bar and Restaurant
2832 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington,
VA.
Miles3855@aol.com
703/522-8340 or 703/256-9275
Free poetry readings at 6:00 pm on the second Sunday of every month,
hosted by Miles David Moore.
Monthly Poetry Workshop
Shirlington Library
703-228-6545 6:30 p.m.
Free poetry workshop on the third Wednesday of the month.
Teatro de la Luna Annual Poetry
Marathon
3700 S. Four Mile Run
Arlington, VA 22206
www.teatroedlaluna.org
703/548-3092
Annual celebration of Spanish-language poetry and poets.
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Poetry
Competitions
Annual Gival Press Oscar
Wilde Award
Award given to the best previously
unpublished poem written in English, of any length, in any style, which best
relates gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered life, by a poet 18 years or older. Deadline
June 27. Contact Robert L. Giron, Gival Press at 703-351-0079, email: givalpress@yahoo.com
Moving Words
Arlington
Cultural Affairs Division
3700 S. Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA 22206
703/228-1850
Sponsored by the Arlington County Department of
Environmental Services and Arlington Cultural Affairs, this
program places poems by Arlington authors on buses throughout
Northern Virginia. Half the year, posters highlight adult authors who live
or work in Arlington County, the other half features poems by students
enrolled in the Arlington Public School System. The student Moving Words
competition is administered by the arts in the schools program, the
Arlington Humanities Project. Call 703-228-6299 for information.
Poems are archived on the Arlington Department of Environmental Services
Commuter Assistance Program website.
http://www.commuterpage.com/moving.htm
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Publishers
Bogg Magazine
422 Cleveland St.
Arlington, VA 22201
International journal of contemporary writing with an Anglo-American
slant, founded in England in 1968. Issues published two or three times a
year, with editors in the US, England, Canada, and Australia. US editor:
John Elsberg.
Crescent Blues
Reviews books (especially science
fiction and mystery), ebooks, movies, videos, television, live performances,
packaged and web-based computer games and other forms of popular
entertainment. Based in Arlington.
Gargoyle Magazine & Paycock Press
Publishes an annual literary magazine of poetry and fiction, as well
a CDs, literary anthologies and single-author books. Edited by Richard
Peabody and Lucinda Eersole.
Gival Press
PO Box 3812
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 351-0079
An independent publishing house, which publishes poetry, essays,
fiction, and non-fiction in English, French, and Spanish. Hosts an annual
poetry chapbook competition, the Tri-Language Poetry Contest, and the
Oscar Wilde Poetry Prize. Publisher: Robert L. Giron.
Minimus Press
2245 N. Buchanan St.
Arlington, VA 22207
Literary press publishing fiction, poetry, and music in books and on
CDs. Also publishes an annual literary journal. Publisher: Terrence
Mulligan.
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Classes
Arlington Public
Schools Adult Education
Course offerings in creative writing and more. For a catalog, call
703-228-7200.
The Humanities Project
Arlington Public Schools
Education Center
1426 N. Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22207
(703)228-6299
Hires literary artists (including poets, fiction writers, playwrights,
and storytellers) to perform and/or lead workshops in the Arlington Public
Schools.
The Writers’ Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
(301) 654-8664
Classes offered in Arlington County at the Cultural Affairs Division,
3700 S. Four Mile Run, Arlington, VA.
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Poetry Web
Resources
Arlington County Public Libraries
Arlington Public Schools Humanities Project
Places poets in the schools.
Beltway
Beltway is a quarterly literary journal and a resource bank for poets in the
greater DC region. Lists of specific interest to writers: classes and membership
organizations, regional reading and performance series, regional small presses,
new book releases by DC area poets, DC-area literary journals, Mid-Atlantic
region conferences, festivals and retreats, web sites devoted to individual area
poets, and community outreach.
Lists of general interest to artists of all
kinds: Greater DC
governments/granting organizations, area libraries, area museums, and the most
complete list anywhere of artist residency programs all over the world.
Information email:
beltway@mac.com.
Gival Press
Literary press in Arlington, publishing works in English, Spanish, and French,
publisher Robert L. Giron.
Literacy Council of Northern Virginia, Inc.
Seeking volunteer tutors to work with adult
learners.
Minimus Press
Literary press in Arlington, publisher Terence Mulligan, poetry editor Martha
Sanchez-Lowery.
Moving Words
Poems on Metro buses in Northern Virginia. Features Arlington authors, both
adults and students.
Poetry Society of Virginia
Hosts readings and member events, an annual
festival and poetry competitions.
Potomac Review
Literary press in Maryland, edited by Julie Wakeman-Linn, with co-poetry
editors Robert Giron and Katherine Smith.
Tin Lustre Mobile
A monthly online journal of experimental art
and poetry, edited by Andrew Lundwall and Jeannie Smith, the co-founders
and Managing Editors of Poetic Inhalation.
The Word Works
Literary press in Washington DC, editor-in-chief is Arlington’s Hilary Tham
The Writers Center
Offers writing workshops in Arlington.
Writers in Virginia Directory
Compiled and published by the Virginia
Commission for the Arts.
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Arlington
Poets on the Web
(poets who live or work in Arlington)
Mel Belin
Rei Berroa
David Bristol
Ramola D
John Elsberg
Robert Giron
Linda Girardi
Reuben Jackson
Perry Lindstrom
David McAleavey
Miles David Moore
Carol Heller Nation
Richard Peabody
Kim Roberts
M.A. Schaffner
Martha Sanchez-Lowery
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