2016 List of Ongoing Literary Stuff #PortsmouthNH

WRITING GROUPS



Creative Writing Group #1

Meets 2nd &4th Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 PM
Portsmouth Public Library

Bi-monthly meeting of the Creative Writing Group #1
No Fee.
Writers of all levels and genres are welcome to join.
Open to the public - Looking for new members!

Contact: Kathleen Slover
Email: info@portsmouthwritersgroup.org

Creative Writing Group #2

Meets every other Tuesday 6:30-8:30 PM
Portsmouth Public Library

Bi-monthly meeting of the Creative Writing Group #2
No Fee.
Writers of all levels and genres are welcome to join.
Open to the public - Looking for new members!

Contact: Evgeniya Dame
Email: evgeniya.dame@gmail.com


* Any questions or suggestions about writing groups at Portsmouth Public Library can be directed to programming librarian Laura Horwood-Benton at:
lkhorwood-benton@cityofportsmouth.com *


Piscataqua Poets

Tuesday or Wednesday Evenings TBD
Portsmouth Book & Bar
Monthly poetry workshop group.
No Fee.
Writers of all levels are welcome to join.
Open to the public - Looking for new members!

Contact: Carrie Reed
Email: carriereed@me.com


Pen Central Writing Workshops

Writing workshops with a focus on Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry
TBD

TBA

Fees listed on the website
Writers of all levels and genres are welcome to join.
Open to the public!

Contact: Rebecca Dawson Webb
Email: rebecca@pencentralwriters.com









BOOK GROUPS


Fiction Book Group

2nd Monday of the month at 1 PM MacLeod Board Room
2nd Monday of the month at 7 PM Hilton Garden Room
Portsmouth Public Library 

Monthly fiction book group, sponsored by the library.
No Fee.

Open to the public

Contact: Cathy Okhuysen 427 1540
Email: ccokhuysen@cityofportsmouth.com


Nonfiction Book Group

3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM
Portsmouth Public Library - Hilton Garden Room

Monthly nonfiction book group

No Fee.

Open to the public

Contact: Christine Friese 766-1703
Email: ccfriese@cityofportsmouth.com








OPEN MICS


Hoot Night at Cafe Espresso

1st Wednesday of the month 7-9 PM 

(7-8 pm featured readers, 8-9 pm open mic)
Café Espresso


Contact: Poet Laureate Program
Email: Info@pplp.org


Beat Night Poetry

3rd Thursday of the month – 7-9 PM
(7-8 PM featured readers, 8-9 PM open mic)
Upstairs at The Press Room

Contact: Mike Nelson
Email: beatnightpress@gmail.com


Poetry and Short Fiction

3rd Monday of the month 6:30-8:00 PM
Serenity Cafe

Contact: John Simon
Email: john@wordpraxis.com


Long Story Short

TBA (next one in January 2016)
3s Artspace
Participants stand on stage and tell a 10-minute non-fiction story, loosely based on a theme.


Contact: Beth LaMontagne Hall
Email: blh@gardnerstate.com


MEETUPS

Writers Night Out

1st Monday of the month 7-9 PM
Portsmouth Book and Bar

Contact: John Herman
Email: info@NHWritersProject.Org