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.

 

Smoky Quartz Reading at The Toadstool Bookshop

Co-sponsored by Toadstool Bookshops

and Monadnock Writers’ Group/Smoky Quartz

Saturday, April 1st, 2023
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Toadstool Bookshop
12 Depot Sq., Peterborough, NH

Featuring Alice Fogel, former NH Poet Laureate; Rodger Martin, Keene State Professor of Creative Writing; Maura MacNeil, New England College Professor; Jennifer Edwards, Pushcart Prize nominated poet; and Denise Ginzler, poet and writer; reading work from the Smoky Quartz Tenth Anniversary Anthology.

Smoky Quartz is a journal of literature and art published by the Monadnock Writers’ Group. The Toadstool Bookshop has been supporting readers and writers since 1972.

Questions? Email books@ptoad.com or call (603) 924-3543

The reading is open to the public. We hope to see you there!

 

 

SMOKY QUARTZ Anthology Release & Reading

SMOKY QUARTZ Anthology Release & Reading

On Sunday, November 13, from 2 – 4 p.m., Monadnock Writers’ Group (MWG) is celebrating the release of the Smoky Quartz Tenth Anniversary Anthology. This event, co-sponsored by the Peterborough Town Library, will be held in the 1833 Room. All are welcome. Come meet the editors, authors, and artists of Smoky Quartz. Listen to a selection of poetry and stories from the anthology, read by the authors, and enjoy a slide show of artwork. Copies will be available for sale. Refreshments will be provided.

MWG published its first issue of Smoky Quartz, an online journal of literature and art, in 2012 at www.smokyquartz.org. The journal features the work of writers and artists with ties to New Hampshire. Ten years and sixteen issues later, MWG has published the first print edition, the Smoky Quartz Tenth Anniversary Anthology. Featuring cover art by local artist Barbara Danser, the 168-page anthology contains 77 poems, 6 stories, and 24 works of art.

Since 1984, the Monadnock Writers’ Group (MWG) has supported local writers of all genres and levels of achievement. The group’s free monthly speaker series features accomplished writers who share their experiences and expertise with members of MWG and the public. In addition, MWG publishes anthologies in print, and Smoky Quartz, an online journal of literature and art. MWG hosts public readings and informal gatherings to raise awareness of the literary talent in the Monadnock Region.  Learn more at www.monadnockwriters.org.