MANCHESTER, NH – The New Hampshire Writers’ Project has selected Elizabeth Marshall Thomas as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. We will present these awards on November 3, 2016 at a special reception and ceremony hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. The November 3rd ceremony will also include the announcement by the Center for the Book at the NH State Library of the Readers’ Choice Voting winners. This is a free event, but registration is required.
In recognition of the rich and varied literary talent in the Granite State, the New Hampshire Writers’ Project in partnership with the Center for the Book at the NHSL will present the 12th New Hampshire Literary Awards on November 3, 2016 at a special reception and ceremony sponsored by the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. If you would like to attend the ceremony please register by October 20, 2016 (there is no cost for this event).
Books by New Hampshire natives, by New Hampshire residents, or that have New Hampshire as a prominent aspect of their content are eligible for this year’s awards. The finalists will be announced on September 15 and the winners will be announced in late October.
The Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library will present Readers’ Choice Awards for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Children’s Literature, and Young Adult Book based on online voting. Voting was open between August 1 and September 30, 2016. The Readers’ Choice winners will be announced at the ceremony on November 3, 2016.
Outstanding Work of Fiction Nominees
Awarded to a writer for a book of fiction published between June 1, 2013 and March 31, 2016. This may be a novel or a collection of short stories and may focus on a particular genre, such as mystery or science fiction.
- Breaking Wild – Diane Les Becquets – WINNER
- Dangerous Denial – Amy Ray
- Gate City – Michael Davidow – FINALIST
- The Hour of Parade – Alan Bray
- Live Free or Die – Duke Southard
- Lost and Found – Shelby June
- A Measure of Happiness – Lorrie Thomson – FINALIST
- The North Country Confessional – Craig C. Charles
- Pocket Change – Duncan Putney
- Taking on Water – David Rawding
- The Urban Legion – Dave Agans
- Welcome to Frost Heaves – Ken Sheldon (Fred Marple)
- What’s Left Behind – Lorrie Thomson
Outstanding Book of Poetry Nominees
Awarded to a poet for an outstanding book or chapbook of poetry published between June 1, 2013 and March 31, 2016.
- The Alchemy of Desire – Dianalee Velie – FINALIST
- Esther – Pam Bernard
- Interval: Poems Based on Bach’s Goldberg Variations – Alice B. Fogel – WINNER
- Night Ringing – Laura Foley
- No Other Gods – Todd Hearon – FINALIST
- Opinel – Rebecca Kaiser Gibson
- Pretenders – Jeff Friedman – FINALIST
- Seasonals – Nancy Frey
- Snowman’s Code – Midge Goldberg – FINALIST
- That Kind of Happy – Maggie Dietz
- The World Disguised as this One – Mimi White
Outstanding Work of Nonfiction Nominees
Awarded to a writer for a book of nonfiction published between June 1, 2013 and March 31, 2016. This may be creative nonfiction, biography, memoir, historical nonfiction, or books that focus on travel, education, and other nonfiction subjects.
- Babe Conquers the World – Rich & Sandra Wallace – FINALIST
- A Berkshire Boyhood – Robert Begiebing – FINALIST
- Claremont Boy: My NH Roots and the Gift of Memory – Joseph D. Steinfield
- Dolly – Jane Ruggles Pinel
- Dreaming of Lions – Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- Dwelling in Possibility: Searching for the Soul of Shelter – Howard Mansfield
- In the Evil Day – Richard Adams Carey
- The Nepal Chronicles – Dan Szczesny – WINNER
- The Penny Poet of Portsmouth – Katherine Towler
- Practical Handbook of Veterinary Homeopathy – Wendy Thacher Jensen
- Toxic Staple: How Gluten May be Wrecking your health and What You Can Do About It – Anne Sarkisian
- A View (or two) from Kearsarge – Kearsarge Magazine, LLC
- Words from the Wild: Favorite Columns from a Yankee Notebook – Willem Lange
- You are Not Alone: Stories from the front lines of womanhood – Leah Carey
Outstanding Work of Children’s Literature Nominees
Awarded to a writer for a work of children’s literature (picture book, chapter book) published between June 1, 2013 and March 31, 2016.
- Albert’s Almost Amazing Adventure – Marty Kelley – FINALIST
- The Girl Who Heard Colors – Marie Harris – WINNER
- Little Birch Finds Peace – Rebecca L. Matthews
- Petey Porcupine Rocks the Sox – Franklin Black
- This Orq (he cave boy) – David Elliott – FINALIST
- Wild Dolphin Rider – Nancy Donovan
Outstanding Young Adult Book Nominees
Awarded to a writer for a work of young adult literature (fiction or nonfiction) published between June 1, 2013 and March 31, 2016.
- Bullied into Silence – Julie A. Dickson
- Chelsea Creek to Bunker Hill: Spring 1775 – Terri A. DeMitchell – FINALIST
- Past Lives – Shana Chartier
- The Runaway’s Gold – Emilie Christie Burack
- Strange Sweet Song – Adi Rule – WINNER
