Well, actually, nobody got hurt and things were pretty civil. I think the kids call headlines like that “clickbait” nowadays. Anyway, the 2025 New Hampshire Writers Project 3 Minute Fiction Slam is in the books, and three excellent writers won:

First Place: John “More Ice Cream!” Tuohey

Second Place: Melissa Juchniewicz

Third Place: Alex McGrath

There were only a handful of local chapters that held local competitions this year but most of them didn’t have Katharine Webster at the helm for the Derry chapter. She pulled it all together on the fly, including procuring 3 excellent judges: Elaine Isaak, James Patrick Kelly, and Peggy McFarland.

The winner goes on to the state-wide competition in Manchester on Saturday, November 8th, from 5:00 – 7:00pm at Webster Hall Mara Auditorium on the Southern New Hampshire University campus. The top price for that winner is $250!

Congratulations all! It was a fun night with good stories, good food, and clearly local art patrons with good taste and above-average intelligence.