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NH Literary Award Nominations Now Open

NHWP is pleased to announce that we are now accepting nominations for the biennial NH Literary Awards, with the awards ceremony to be held on Friday, November 8, 2013. Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2013. For more information, guidelines, and to complete the nomination form, please CLICK HERE. 

Summer Social

On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 3-7 p.m., join NHWP staff, trustees, members, supporters, and SNHU MFA faculty and students, for our third annual Summer Social. Drinks, sodas, and snacks will be provided. Feel free to bring a dish or a bottle of wine to share. Come enjoy a pleasant afternoon in the garden and sunroom of our new office space, located at Ford House. Please park in the Visitor parking lot across from SNHU's main entrance. Hope to see you! (Pro-tip: This is a great opportunity to drop off your NH Literary Award nomination in person before the deadline runs out on June 15!)

Book Club for Writers
Book Club for Writers in Haverhill, NH, with group leader and former NHWP Trustee, John Landrigan continues in full swing through next year. For dates, reading selections, and more details, CLICK HERE.

Writers' Night Out
June 3, 2013
7 p.m. (unless otherwise noted)
Various locations

Manchester changed from Milly's to Cafe Le Reine and will meet from 6-8 p.m.
Lakes Region Writers' Night Out starting on June 3! See below for more details. 
Monadnock meeting has moved from Harlows to Brady's American Grill, 225 Concord Street, Route 202 North, Peterborough.
Mt. Washington Valley Writers' Night Out at the Up Bar at Horsefeathers in downtown North Conway.
During the winter months, the Berlin meeting, which takes place from 5-7 p.m., will be at the Brown Company House kitchen.
Derry Writers' Night Out was moved to The Halligan Tavern (note: no longer at Cask & Vine). 

Writers' Night Out is your chance to meet and mingle with writers in your area. We meet on the FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH in locations across the state. Join us for this warm gathering where you can informally discuss what you are working on, what you are reading, where you are submitting your work, and more. There are no featured readers or speakers. The special guest is YOU. All Writers' Night Out events take place at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. If you would like to host a Writers' Night Out in your region, please contact us.

Find us at one of the following locations:

Lakes Region: Join fellow writers in the Plymouth/Meredith area at the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Lakes Region Writer’s Night Out 7:00 - 9:00pm Monday, June 3rd at Mame’s Restaurant, 9 Plymouth St, Meredith, NH behind Bootleggers at the light. Contact Gretchen Draper at gretchendraper@gmail.com or Rosemary D’Arcy at rvdarcy@gmail.com for more information.

Mt. Washington Valley: Up Bar at Horsefeathers in downtown North Conway (right across from the train station and Schouler Park). First meeting will start March 4th. 

Derry: The Halligan Tavern, 32 West Broadway (Main Street), Derry. Organizer: Katharine Webster. 

Seacoast: Common Man, 96 State Street, Portsmouth. Organizers: John Herman and Jim Kelly.

Central: The Barley House, 132 North Main Street, Concord. This Writers' Night Out is currently seeking a new organizer. Please contact us at info@nhwritersproject.org if you are interested in being the point person.

Upper Valley: Salt Hill Pub, 2 South Park Street, Lebanon. Organizers: Jane Whittington and Lisa Lopez Snyder. 

North Country: Brown Company House kitchen (during the winter months), Berlin (NOTE: 5 p.m.-7 p.m.). 

Monadnock Region: Brady's American Grill, 225 Concord Street, Route 202 North, Peterborough. Organizers: Monadnock Writers' Group.

Nashua: Martha's Exchange, 185 Main Street, Nashua (NOTE: new location). Organizer: Mary Johnson. 

Manchester: Cafe Le Reine, 915 Elm Street, Manchester. Organizer: Rob Greene. (Please note: Meeting is 6-8 p.m.)
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