Ann S. Robinson passed away peacefully at her home in Keene with her husband and three daughters by her side, on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Ann was a charter member of the Monadnock Writers' Group and served on the Board of Directors in several capacities, including President and Secretary. Ann also served as an editor … Continue reading In Memory of Ann Robinson
Call for Poets: Deadline Monday, December 7th
Dear poets! To celebrate New Hampshire's poets, state poet laureate Alexandria Peary is conducting a Poetry Census. Alex seeks information on NH residents who've published poetry in 2021. She's hosting a virtual-champagne-popping celebration of poets and their publications the last week of December (TBA). If you've published a poetry book or chapbook or had a … Continue reading Call for Poets: Deadline Monday, December 7th
Update: MWG’s November 20th Meeting
Dear members and friends of MWG, Given concerns about the rising cases of COVID-19 in the Monadnock Region, the MWG Board has added two more safety precautions for the in-person November 20th meeting at the Peterborough Town Library at 9:45 AM. In addition to masks being required inside the library: the meeting will be held in … Continue reading Update: MWG’s November 20th Meeting
Reminder: MWG Meeting at PTL this Saturday the 18th
September 18, 2021: Guest Speaker - Celia Rabinowitz Location: Peterborough Town Library Our meeting begins at 9:45 and continues to about 11:45. Masks are required at the library. Family, documents, silence, and history: Writing about ourselves and others Celia Rabinowitz is Dean of Mason Library and Interim Director of the Cohen Center for Holocaust and … Continue reading Reminder: MWG Meeting at PTL this Saturday the 18th
Coming in February: Three -Minute Fiction Slam!
Three-Minute Fiction: This popular event is returning in 2021, both to the Monadnock area and state-wide. The NH Writers Project has not yet announced its schedule for a state-wide contest but MWG will sponsor a preliminary round on February 6, 2021. To enter, you must read an original story via Zoom on February 6, 2021. … Continue reading Coming in February: Three -Minute Fiction Slam!
Winter 2021 Meeting Updates
Due to the continually changing COVID-19 situation, MWG's monthly meetings for winter and spring of 2021 will be virtual or, if possible, outdoors. Please join our mailing list or check our Facebook page for live updates. Penning the Pandemic, our anthology of COVID-19 related prose and poetry by authors from around the world, is available … Continue reading Winter 2021 Meeting Updates
MWG Meeting Updates
General Meetings The Monadnock Writers’ Group normally meets every month from September through June, 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. The Speaker Series is open to the public and free of charge. Our speakers are instructive and inspirational for writers of all literary forms, genres, and levels of experience. Fall 2020 – "Writers’ Night In" Zoom meetings. … Continue reading MWG Meeting Updates
Opportunities to Help Run the Monadnock Writers’ Group
Opportunities to Help Run the Monadnock Writers’ Group: The position of Treasurer will be open starting in June. This is an unusual opportunity to become part of the MWG leadership. Express your interest to monadnockwriters@gmail.com.
Penning the Pandemic
A new anthology of poetry, prose, theater and essays by the Monadnock Writers Group Penning the Pandemic will be available in September at Toadstool Books in Peterborough or any other online or brick-and-mortar retail bookseller. Copies at a discounted price will be available at the monthly meetings of the MWG. The creative writing in this … Continue reading Penning the Pandemic
-Cancellations at MWG
General Meetings Due to the social constraints recommended to limit spread of COVID-19, our scheduled meeting for April is cancelled. April 6 - cancelled No Writers’ Night Out April 18 General meeting - cancelled April 18 MWG Board meeting via ZOOM MWG members may go http://www.monadnockwriters.org/ for details on joining us on line. (coming soon)
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