The Federation of Worker Writers and Community Publishers (FWWCP) “originated in the late 20th century as a network of working-class writing groups, beginning in the UK but eventually spreading into Europe and the United States.”
The FWWCP is in the process of developing a digital archive of over 3000 publications here at https://www.fwwcp-dc.org/. (Update – this is now in the process of moving to https://fwwcpdigitalcollection.org/)
So far, the site includes a history of the project, a database of holdings and a selection of scanned items. It’s a greart initiative which is worthy of support.
Several of the scanned items relate to Centerprise’s efforts in the 1970s and 1980s to publish books by working class writers from Hackney. So, dig in:
(NB: Here is a link to all the downloadable Centerprise titles on the new site).
Breaking The Silence – Writing By Asian Women (1984). Anthology on life in Britain.
Going Where The Work Is – Isaac Gordon (1979). Poetry.
Isaac Gordon – It Can Happen (1985). Autobiography.
Vivian Usherwood – Poems (1972) “Vivian Usherwood was born in Jamaica, is twelves years old and goes to school in Hackney.”
Roger Mills – The Interview (1976). Fiction for new adult readers.
Also included are scans of a couple of publications about publishing working class voices generally, which include great insights into how Centerprise operated in this area:
Centerprise Publishing Project. Local Publishing and Local Culture (1977). (We also have this is as text and pdf here).
The Republic of Letters: Working class writing and local publishing (first published 1982). This includes contributions by Roger Mills and Ken Worpole that are especially interesting.
The Radical History of Hackney 