Workhorse is a community and publishing company. We want to make studying and publishing more accessible to working writers by collaborating with a supportive, diverse, and talented community.
Currently we are working on the following:
Lexington Poetry Month: a month long celebration of poetry and writing challenge in June @ lexpomo.com
Yearling: a Literary Journal featuring members of our community and writers from all over the world
Workhorse Mentors: a program for young writers to partner with established ones for guidance and support
We have a small team. Christopher McCurry and Robin Rahija co-founded Workhorse in 2015, originally intending to serve the spectrum of the writing experience. In 2017, Workhorse shifted to focus on the working writer, as Rabbit Catastrophe spilt off to focus on literary publishing. After inheriting Lexington Poetry Month from Accents Publishing, Workhorse published the culminating anthology over ten years. The writing challenge is in its second decade. Workhorse celebrated 5 years of serving readers and writers in 2020. During that time, the press published over a dozen chapbooks by local poets. In 2021, we launched our literary journal, Yearling, edited by Manuel Grimaldi.
In 2025, we partnered with the James Baker Hall Foundation to continue to grow our community of working writers. Their support contributes to all 3 of our projects and furthers the mission of all three.
If you’d like to help us grow, please consider becoming a Patreon!