Category Archives: Updates and News

Applications Open for Pre-Professional Writing Program for Women and Girls

Day Eight is pleased to open applications for our spring 2026 pre-professional writing program for DC-area middle and high school girls. The program is designed to provide a supportive, social and creative space for young female writers to create and grow. The “Write Now” program meets once a month on Sunday afternoons and the cost, […]

Announcing Mid-Atlantic Review 2026 Editors

Day Eight is pleased to announce editors for the Mid-Atlantic Review in 2026. The team includes ongoing members of the editorial team and guest editors, and the 2026 calendar includes a special section of poems celebrating 250 years of U.S. history to publish May and June, 2026. The editors for January and February, 2026, are […]

Announcing the Marathon Reading Series

Join the Day Eight community for the Marathon Reading Series, three nights of poetry readings 7 to 8pm, November 19, 20, and 21. The Marathon Reading series features poets Gregory Luce, Rebecca Bishophall, Susan Mockler, Ori Soltes, David Ebenbach, Jessica Genia Simon, Robert Bettmann, youth poets and special guests. The reading series was created connected […]