Manchester, NH, — The New Hampshire Writers’ Project (NHWP) is currently accepting submissions for the Biennial New Hampshire Literary Awards. Submissions will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. on May 15, 2021. To be eligible, books must have been published between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022.

The NH Literary Awards recognize published works written about New Hampshire as well as works written by New Hampshire natives or residents. Books may be nominated in the following categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children’s picture books, middle grade/young adult books. All entries will be read and evaluated by a panel of non-biased judges assembled by the NHWP. The judges are teachers, librarians and readers from the state of New Hampshire and are independent of NHWP.

Concurrently, there will be a second opportunity for recognition through the Readers’ Choice Awards. For the Reader’s Choice Awards, beginning in late August, anyone will be able to cast one vote online for their favorite nominee in each category.

“The New Hampshire Literary Awards is our opportunity to spotlight literary talent and support literacy in the state of NH,” said Masheri Chappelle, Chair of the NHWP Board of Trustees.

Visit https://nhwritersproject.org/new-hampshire-literary-awards/for more information about the submission process. The winners will be announced at the NH Literary Awards ceremony on October 21, 2023 on the SNHU campus. Winners will receive a NH Literary Awards seal to add to their book covers, signifying the distinction.

Winners in the 2021 Literary Awards were “The Green House” by Dan Lawton, Fiction; “Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants” by Becky Field, Non-fiction; “Lunch with Tommy and Stasia – TV’s Golden Age of Candlepin Bowling” by Mike Morin; “In The Neighborhood of True” by Susan Kaplan Carlton, Young Adult/Middle Grade; “Rootbound Rescue” by Kayla Fisher, Children’s Picture Book; and “The Human Half” by Deborah Brown, Poetry.

Founded in 1988, the New Hampshire Writers’ Project (NHWP) is the state’s largest literary arts nonprofit organization. The NHWP fosters and celebrates New Hampshire writers and provides a supportive community to writers of all ages, experience levels, backgrounds and genres. NHWP core programs, publications, website and annual 603 Writers’ Conference provide writers and readers with opportunities to meet each other, network and learn more about the craft of writing and the business of publishing.