Smoky Quartz Tenth Anniversary Anthology

We still have copies of the Smoky Quartz Tenth Anniversary Anthology for sale. Published in 2022, this print edition includes selections of work from online issues of the journal up to that year, as well as new work accepted for its publication.

Copies of the anthology will be available for sale at the Holiday Market at the Peterborough Night Market. Look for the Monadnock Writers’ Group table with books by local authors at the event:

Holiday Market
Town House auditorium
1 Grove Street
Peterborough, NH
Saturday, November 29, 2025
2 PM to 7 PM

Copies are also for sale at the Monadnock Writers’ Group meetings.

Smoky Quartz: Upcoming Events

UPDATE 9/20/24:

The Monadnock Writers’ Group meeting scheduled for Saturday, September, 21st, is CANCELLED

Unfortunately, one of the artists in residence at MacDowell has tested positive for COVID. Per MacDowell’s protocol, readings would have to take place outdoors. Given the weather forecast, the Monadnock Writers’ Group Board decided to cancel the event. They hope to meet at MacDowell another time this year. 

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We’re pleased to announce a number of readings featuring Smoky Quartz editors at the Monadnock Writers’ Group meetings this fall. We hope you’ll join us!

Monadnock Writers’ Group Meetings: 10-Minute Readers

September 21 at MacDowell – Karen Drew
October 19 at Peterborough Town Library – Fred Gerhard
November 16 at Peterborough Town Library – Brian Evans-Jones

The September meeting of the Monadnock Writer’s Group will be held at the James Baldwin Library at MacDowell, 100 High Street, Peterborough. The meeting will begin with social time at 9:45 a.m., followed by the meeting at 10:00 a.m

The October and November meetings will be held at the Peterborough Town Library and will also begin with social time at 9:45 a.m., followed by the meeting at 10:00 a.m.

The meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the Monadnock Writers’ Group website at https://www.monadnockwriters.org.

Smoky Quartz is currently closed for submissions. Please visit our News Page at https://smokyquartz.org/news/ for further updates. You can also sign up to receive announcements and submission dates in your inbox by clicking on the Subscribe button at the bottom of every page on our website.

 

Sebastian Lockwood

Sebastian Lockwood

Thursday, April 27th, 2023

6:30 at the Greenfield Community Meetinghouse

Monadnock Writers’ Group is co-hosting a literary storytelling performance by MWG member Sebastian Lockwood. If you have never seen Sebastian perform, prepare to be transported to the magic, mazes, and monsters of Homer’s Odysseus!

The NH Humanities Council sponsors this event. Admission is free for the public; meat or veggie lasagna will be available for $10 a plate. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Greenfield Community Meetinghouse. 

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