Derrick C. Brown
"Derrick C. Brown is a rare combination of Creative Professional and Literary Innovator” -Amber Tamblyn, author and actor.
Derrick C. Brown is a versatile creative professional offering a range of services including copywriting, editing, lecturing, and ghostwriting. With a career spanning over two decades and 165 titles edited and launched for authors, Brown brings a wealth of experience to both individual and corporate clients.As an award-winning storyteller, poet, and publisher, Brown's work has been praised by The New York Times for its "weird, hilarious, shocking, beautiful power of words." His accolades include the 2013 Texas Book of The Year award for Poetry, and his comedy album 'A Close Shave with Heaven' was named one of Paste Magazine's albums of the year. Brown is the founder and president of Write Bloody Publishing, recognized by Forbes and Filter Magazine as "one of the best independent presses in the country." With over 165 titles launched, the press has been instrumental in nurturing diverse, talented writers for more than 20 years. His expertise extends to public speaking and performance, drawing from his background as a former paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne and his current role as the host of the creativity podcast, 'Party with Honor.'Whether you need compelling copy, expert editing, engaging lectures, or a ghostwriter to bring your vision to life, Derrick C. Brown offers the creative expertise and professional experience to elevate your project.“I wish I had written ‘Patience.’ I mean written it down on paper. I’ve thought it to myself several times in different countries, but now Derrick has re-earned my trust after initially losing it by naming his book, Scandalabra, with a pun.”
“Derrick’s poems, for me, are so generous. Generous in their wit and honesty, mesmerizing fragments of vivid memories. Like sitting next to the most fascinating drunk stranger and hearing his tales. All of them are happily part of my life now.”
“Derrick Brown makes the often unbearable art form of poetry a true, unexpected joy. I think there’s a reasonable chance he is America’s greatest living poet and you will enjoy his work.”
“Derrick Brown doesn’t just report from the human condition, he sings it— capturing how it feels to be absolutely alive in poems that are simultaneously romantic, wacky, soulful, wounded and full of wonder.”
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WB Publishing is the non-profit parent organization of Write Bloody Publishing. Our mission at WB Publishing is to amplify the voices of diverse poets across the United States through touring, workshops, and publishing by signing and promoting underrepresented, talented voices in poetry. We are dedicated to fostering inclusivity, creativity, and cultural representation in literature.
Our goals are to support touring authors, sponsor live readings, publish new books, and, in the future, launch a West Coast version of Hugo House or Portland Literary Arts here in Los Angeles, The Fascination Station.
“There’s something that happens when you read Derrick Brown, a rekindling of faith in the weird, hilarious, shocking, beautiful power of words... When you read any of his work...or when you have the fantastic fortune to watch him perform it in person, you yourself are a bit more alive.”
“Why don’t his poems rhyme?”
