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PUBLISHED! 2026 Fundraiser

Thank you for celebrating PUBLISHED! 2026 with us! Thanks to our sponsors, Democracy Center, BookSwell, Homework Club, and Tuesday Night Project, we featured nine writers representing the WWS-Los Angeles, WWS-West LA, WWS-Long Beach, and WWS-Ventura chapters, as well as honored 15 new books and publications in journals, news papers, magazines, and anthologies from 80 of our writers!

DONATE TO WWS!

This work is not possible without your support! Thanks to our donors, WWS is able to offer free services to women and nonbinary writers across LA County and to nearly 20 chapters both in the US and abroad that include: 

  • Professional development panels and workshops with hybrid options
  • Individual grants of $400 for BIPOC writers for conference/residency travel fees
  • Individual grants of up to $100 for submission fees
  • Online publication opportunities and book reviews with the WWS Blog Series
  • Open mics and readings featuring WWS members
  • Outreach to conferences, festivals, and college campuses
  • Remote community circles and online discussion boards 

Help us to reach our $8,000 goal and keep this vibrant community submitting, publishing, advancing, and celebrating!

DONATE TO WWS!

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Highlight on WWS-Pittsburgh: An Interview with Chapter Lead, Jenny Ruth

How would you describe your city and your local literary community?

Pittsburgh is a literary destination! Historically the poster child for America’s industrial revolution, we’re reinventing ourselves through an economy with education at its core. We nurture an inordinate amount of literary ventures like reading series, literary magazines, MFA programs, indie bookstores, read & critique groups, etc… If you’re a writer looking for a writing community, you’ll find many options.

How did you hear of Women Who Submit, and why were you drawn to start a WWS chapter in your area?

I happened to see a tweet from the main WWS account in my feed in the spring of 2015 shortly after attending a writing conference in D.C. It was at this conference that I heard a panel of lit mag editors discuss gender disparities in submission rates and the VIDA Count. I immediately connected to the idea and recognized the need to support women in their submission efforts. Seeing that WWS tweet was a great example of “right place, right time.” I started tweeting at it every time I submitted work!

In spring 2016 my family moved to Pittsburgh. I asked WWS HQ to put me in touch with the Pittsburgh chapter only to discover we did not have one. Totally surprised me because PGH seemed to have everything else. So I started the chapter here. Continue reading “Highlight on WWS-Pittsburgh: An Interview with Chapter Lead, Jenny Ruth”

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Highlight on WWS-San Francisco: An Interview with Chapter Co-Lead, Dominica Phetteplace

12 women with laptops sit around a long, wooden table in a small room with a long, wide window

Women Who Submit: Where does the San Francisco chapter meet?

Dominica Phetteplace: Our chapter meets every other month at Borderlands Café in the Mission District of San Francisco, which is adjacent to Borderlands Bookstore, one of my favorite independent bookstores in the world. Borderlands Bookstore specializes in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Mystery fiction. They also have a great magazine section with lots of cool literary journals for sale. I draw a lot of inspiration from this place. The café has been very supportive of our mission. They set aside tables just for us! Look for us in the back, we’re the group of hardworking women with laptops. Continue reading “Highlight on WWS-San Francisco: An Interview with Chapter Co-Lead, Dominica Phetteplace”