Finalists for the 2011 New Hampshire Literary Awards

The New Hampshire Literary Awards will be presented Friday evening, November 4, at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester. Buy YOUR TICKETS for the award ceremony ($25).

NHWP is proud to list the finalists in each category, in alphabetical order by author or editor:

Outstanding Children's Literature

 Let It Fall, MaryAnn Cocca-Leffler

The Memory Bank, Carolyn Coman

The Penny, Andy Cutts

Jigsaw, Terri DeMitchell

Wish, Joe Monninger

Outstanding Book of Nonfiction

States of Grace: Encounters with Real Yankees, Edie Clark

Beyond the Notches: Stories of Place in New Hampshire's North Country, various authors, edited by John R. Harris, Kay Morgan, and Mike Dickerman

Turn and Jump: How Time and Place Fell Apart, Howard Mansfield

Your Book Starts Here, Mary Carroll Moore

Headin' for the Rhubard! A New Hampshire Dictionary (well, kinda), Rebecca Rule

Bad Blood: Freedom and Death in the White Mountains, Casey Sherman

Outstanding Book of Fiction

 Sing You Home, Jodi Picoult

Corruptions, James T. Shea

Island Light, Katherine Towler

Down from Cascom Mountain, Ann Joslin Williams

Outstanding Book of Poetry

Walking the Dog's Shadow, Deborah Brown

Then, Something, Patricia Fargnoli

Flinch of Song, Jennifer Militello

From the Box Marked "Some Are Missing," Charles W. Pratt

Slipstream, Carol Westberg

Donald M. Murray Award for Outstanding Journalism

A panel of colleagues of Donald M. Murray are judging submissions of nine nominees.

Lifetime Achievement

This award is selected by the NHWP Board of Trustees.

Readers' Choice Award

New this year! The Readers' Choice Award allows members of the public to vote for their favorites in selected categories. To vote CLICK HERE and select your winner from the draw down alphabetical list of nominees (by author).

Want to know who the Readers' Choice winners are? Buy YOUR TICKETS for the award ceremony today. $25 includes reception, hors d'oeuvres and libations. Radio personality Mike Morin, co-host of the state's highest-rated morning show at 95.7-WZID in Manchester will emcee.