Announcements
If you have an announcement or reminder of interest to MWG that you would like included on this page, please email it to info@monadnockwriters.org.
The Monadnock Pastoral Poetry Retreat
The Monadnock Pastoral Poetry Retreat (May 21-23, 2010, at Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH) still has two open slots available for this year's retreat. Weekend workshops led by poets John Hodgen, Jim Beschta, Susan Roney-O'Brien and novelist Terry Farish. Cost of $350 includes room and board. Send 3 poems for workshopping or 5-10 pages of fiction.
Please contact director Rodger Martin at rodgerwriter@myfairpoint.net or 603-525-4715 for information.
April 17, 2010
New Hampshire Writers' Project (NHWP) Writers' Day
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester
Join hundreds of other writers for a day of writing workshops, panel discussions, networking sessions, pitch sessions, Literary Idol, and much, much more! Featuring keynote speaker Nicholson Baker, best selling author of seven novels and three works of nonfiction, including Double Fold, which won a 2001 National Book Critics Circle Award. He will discuss his most recent novel, The Anthologist, which is set in Portsmouth and deals with the life of a poet.
For registration information, please visit the NHWP Web site at: http://www.nhwritersproject.org/newfiles/writersdayRegistration.html
Gulf Coast Writers Association's "Let's Write" Contest Now Open
The "Let's Write" contest is in its 20th year, with a consistent record of high quality winners. Besides the $750 in prize money, each of the top four finishers receives a plaque, and their work published in a special edition of our magazine, "The Magnolia Quarterly". Entry fee is only $8. All submissions must be postmarked by April 15, 2010.
For submission guidelines, please visit the Gulf Coast Writers Association's Web site at: http://www.gcwriters.org/contest.html
Absent Willow Review Writing Contest
The Absent Willow Review has announced their first annual Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction
short story contest.
First Prize - 150.00
Second Prize - 75.00
Third Prize - 25.00
Plus - Honorable Mention
Submissions must be received by May 31, 2010. All winning entries will be published in future issues of the Absent Willow Review.
Please visit http://www.absentwillowreview.com/contest for full contest details.
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