Smoky Quartz will open for submissions January 15th – March 1st for the Spring 2026 Issue. We seek poetry, prose, art, and photography.
Clematis in Morning Dew Photograph by Eileen Curran-Kondrad
Poetry ~ Prose ~ Art ~ Photography
Smoky Quartz is published by the Monadnock Writers’ Group and welcomes submissions from new, emerging, and established writers and artists with ties to New Hampshire.
Please note: You have two options for viewing the Smoky Quartz Spring 2025 issue. You can use the WordPress built-in PDF Viewer, which you see when you click on this link to the Spring 2025 Issue. Or, you can download the issue from the WordPress Viewer to your computer and use the Adobe PDF Reader (with more features) to view the issue. You can download the Adobe PDF Reader here if you don’t already have it installed on your computer.
Thank you for your patience as we roll out this new method of producing and sharing Smoky Quartz. Please email us at mwgsmokyquartz@gmail.com if you have any questions or suggestions.
The Smoky Quartz Spring 2025 issue is a multi-faceted journey, featuring poetry, prose, photography and art from a talented and diverse group of writers and artists. The pieces in this issue explore a variety of themes, including grief, loss, love, doubt, joy, uncertainty, and wonder. From skating on ice, to listening to an ancient choir, to making blackberry ice, to traveling into the unknown, and more, these pieces bring us life in all of its exquisite details.
Note: This latest issueis available online as a PDF document. You can use the WordPress built-in PDF Viewer to read the issue. Or, you can download the PDF document to your computer and use a PDF Reader to view the issue.
The editors thank everyone who sent us work. We read every piece; deciding what to include was difficult. The work was creative, inspiring, and thought-provoking. We are grateful for the opportunity to read your work and view your art.
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