On Saturday, Jan. 14, at 9:45 a.m., Monadnock Writers’ Group (MWG) hosts science-fiction and fantasy writer James Patrick Kelly at its monthly speaker series at Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St. in Peterborough. 

Kelly is a New Hampshire resident, and his stories often concern how much transformation a person can go through and remain essentially human. He has been awarded science fiction's highest honors, including three Hugo Awards and the Nebula Award. Kelly’s most recent novel, “King of the Dogs, Queen of the Cats,” was released in 2020 by Subterranean Press.

He writes a column on the internet for Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. Kelly recently retired from the Stonecoast MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Maine. He frequently teaches and participates in workshops, such as Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and the Sycamore Hill Writer's Workshop. Kelly has served on and chaired the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.

Since 1984, the Monadnock Writers’ Group has supported local writers of all genres and levels of achievement. Monthly meetings, held on the third Saturday of each month, bring a variety of writers to the Monadnock region to offer their experiences. In addition, MWG publishes periodic anthologies and Smoky Quartz, a semi-annual online journal of literature and art. Throughout the year MWG hosts public readings and informal gatherings to raise awareness of the literary talent in the Monadnock region.  Learn more at monadnockwriters.org and smokyquartz.org.

For information about this meeting or other Monadnock Writers’ Group activities, send email to monadnockwriters@gmail.com.

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