Worker Writers & Community Publishers

Voices from a Movement

The Federation of Worker Writers and Community Publishers (FWWCP) was established in 1976 to link and support community-based writing and publishing groups. Fifty years later, participants reflect on the significance of their activism.

A collection of books and magazines written and/or published by FWWCP.

A history of the FWWCP

The Federation of Worker Writers and Community Publishers (FWWCP) was a vibrant network linking many diverse working-class writing and publishing groups across the UK. Established in 1976, it supported the work of over 120 groups during the following thirty years.

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This oral history project

The Worker Writers and Community Publishers Oral History Project (2025-26) aims to capture key elements of a movement centred on supporting cultural production by working-class people, including new approaches to writing, collective publishing and alternative modes of distribution.

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Significant Publications

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