Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C. - Association of writers, artists, librarians, teachers, editors, publishers, and distributors dedicated to the field of children's literature. History, programs, FAQ, membership information, and contacts.

D.C. Creative Writing Workshop - Sponsors a writers-in-residence program to introduce public school students in Southeast DC to self-expression and the written word. Includes program information, news articles, and student writing.

Great Books Reading Group D.C. - Washington-area reading group that meets weekly.

Mothertongue - Promotes women writers and spoken-word performers through open-mike events and workshops. Includes calendar of events and news.

National Book Festival - The Library of Congress sponsors this annual outdoor festival each October, with programs that feature writers and storytellers. Includes information on programs and participants.

Playwright's Forum - Non-profit group promotes the development of playwrights from the Washington, DC area with workshops, readings, an annual conference, and other activities. Includes newsletter and descriptive list of members' plays.

Washington Independent Writers - Organization of Washington-area freelance writers founded in 1975. Information on membership and benefits, calendar of events, email discussion list, archive of Washington Writer monthly newsletter, and job postings (members-only access to job postings)

Washington Post Book Club - Online discussions of a different book each month. Includes an archive of discussion transcripts and links to the Post's calendar of upcoming literary events and the newspaper's message board devoted to literature.

Washington Romance Writers - WRW - Local chapter of Romance Writers of America, an organization of writers and others associated with romance fiction. Information on membership, calendar of meetings and events, list of published authors and works, and monthly newsletter.

Washington Writers' Publishing House - A non-profit organization that has published over 50 volumes of poetry since 1973. News, books and information about the authors.

Writer's Way - Promotes creative writing through workshops, public readings and a journal. News, calendar of events, information on programs and online journal.

Beltway - Quarterly online journal of poetry by DC-area authors. Includes current issue, archives, news, and links.

DC Slam - Poetry slam team. Schedules for slams and other events, as well as information on team members.

DCPoetry - Promotes alternative, avant-garde, experimental and non-mainstream poetry. Features anthologies and reading reviews.

Federal Poets - Oldest continuously active poetry group in the Washington, DC area, founded in 1944. Holds monthly meetings to read and discuss members' work and publishes a semiannual anthology.

The Word Works - This non-profit literary organization sponsors readings, workshops, and poetry contests, including the annual Washington Prize for a book-length poetry manuscript. Site has calendar of readings and other events and online bookstore.

Washington Science Fiction Association - Events calendar, journal archives, members, and links on the homepage for this greater Washington D.C. area club. Disclave/Capclave conventions.