8/15/18

13th NH Literary Awards

On August 16, 2018 The NH Writers' Project notified us that they have decided that will coordinate the NH Literary Awards on their own. The Center for the Book will not be involved. Consequently the information below is no longer valid.Sara Lesley Arnold Warner is the NHWP Literary Awards Committee Chair. Inquiries about the NH Literary Awards should be directed to info@nhwritersproject.org.


The Center for the Book at the NHSL in partnership with the New Hampshire Writers’ Project will present the 13th New Hampshire Literary Awards in November 2019.
Books by New Hampshire natives, by New Hampshire residents, or that have New Hampshire as a prominent aspect of their content and with a publication date between  April 1, 2016 and Jan. 31, 2019 will be eligible for the awards. Specific award categories will be similar to past ones and will be announced when nominations open.

Preliminary Timeline
  • January 2019 - judging panel recruitment will begin
  • March 2019 - open nominations mid-month, award categories will be announced at this time
  • April 2019 - postmark deadline for nominations is expected to be April 29, 2019
  • August 2019 - readers' choice voting will be opened mid-month
  • September 2019 - finalists will be announced mid-month; readers' choice voting will close at the end of the month
  • October 2019 - winners of NH Literary Awards will be announced
  • November 2019 - award ceremony will be held at which readers' choice winners will be announced

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