*We recently held an event where several experts explained how to submit your work. Here is one of the handouts from the event: Submit Your Work to a Literary Magazine! Tips from Kate McIntyre, managing editor of The Worcester Review, katemcintyrewriting.com. • Be sure your piece is absolutely ready to submit. Once it’s published, it’s … Continue reading -Tips from the submission event by Kate McIntyre
-New! Smoky Quartz – Spring 2019 Issue
Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of the spirit, who know that without darkness nothing comes to birth, and without light nothing flowers. ~ May Sarton Leaving its two-year hibernation behind, Smoky Quartz celebrates its return with a poetry-packed Spring 2019 issue. Twenty-three poems contributed by eleven poets take us from formal to free … Continue reading -New! Smoky Quartz – Spring 2019 Issue
-New Writing Critique Group in Rindge
The Rindge Writers Group is a community of new and established writers who want to connect in a friendly and supportive environment. Participants gain skills by sharing their own work, receiving feedback and critiquing the work of others. All genres and areas of interest are welcome from crime to humor to memoir and more, be … Continue reading -New Writing Critique Group in Rindge
-Six Word Story Project Submissions
You can now read all of the Six Word Story Project submissions (that we got permission to post)! Also check out our winners. Martin F. Danahy 1st Place - There's always yet never another now. Cynthia Sue Martel 2nd Place (tie) - Hush. Sirens are headed our way. Bad dog. Drop Jason’s jawbone now! Conscience … Continue reading -Six Word Story Project Submissions
-Submission Opportunity: Tiny Friendship Stories
Tiny Friendship Stories Performed at The Thing in Spring, Peterborough NH Sunday June 9, 1 pm on the Toadstool lawn, free Firelight is thrilled for our next project, TINY FRIENDSHIP STORIES, to be performed at The Thing in the Spring. You are invited to write and submit a tiny story about Friendship -- 100 words … Continue reading -Submission Opportunity: Tiny Friendship Stories
-Congratulations Six Word Story Winners!
We have our winners for the Six Word Story Project! Six Word Story Winners First Place: Martin F. Danahy - There's always, yet never, another now. Second Place (tied): Lynda Mabbs-Zeno - Childless daughter becomes mother to mother. Second Place (tied): Cynthia Sue Martel - Hush. Sirens are headed our way.
-Writerly Event: Submit or Submerge
Submit or Submerge? Three Editors Speak on the current status of submission letters in today's publication world. Rodger Martin, co-editor of The Granite State Poetry Series; Kate McIntyre, Managing Editor for The Worcester Review (also for The Missouri Review), and novelist/journalist Eric Poor. The program will be on Tuesday evening, 7 pm, May 28th at … Continue reading -Writerly Event: Submit or Submerge
-Pleas for poets from Susan Wadsworth
Susan Wadsworth has developed an exhibition of her art that will be displayed in the Jaffrey Civic Center. She is looking for people to write poems to go along with the art. The poems are due by April 15. Learn more here: http://susanwadsworthworksonpaper.com/plea-for-poets/
-Local event: Peterborough Book Fair
Monadnock Writers' Group will have a table at the Peterborough Book Fair - May 12, 2019 at the Peterborough NH Community Center - 25 Elm Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Antiquarian booksellers. Used & rare books. Local authors with new books. Preview of new book "Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region, 1843-2017." Special … Continue reading -Local event: Peterborough Book Fair
-Contest: Peterborough Poetry Project for Students
Poetry Contest starts now. Open to students at Conval High School, Peterborough Elementary School (PES), South Meadow School (SMS), The Well School, and Mountain Shadows School. To enter, see peterboroughpoetryproject.org/contests for simple rules & entry form. First 100 entrants will get a free book or bookmark at the Peterborough Book Fair on May 12th. Entries … Continue reading -Contest: Peterborough Poetry Project for Students
