The Monadnock Writers Group will host author, journalist and writing coach Lorraine Ash on Saturday, June 20 at the Peterborough Town Library at 9:45 a.m.
The event is free and open to the public, and all are welcome.
Lorraine Ash works as a book editor and author coach specializing in all forms of autobiographical writing. She has penned two memoirs, “Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of Stillbirth and Healing” and “Self and Soul: On Creating a Meaningful Life.”
During the pandemic, she edited the award-winning “Corona City: Voices from an Epicenter,” an anthology of first-person writings that chronicles life in New Jersey and New York when these two states were the nation’s first COVID-19 epicenter.
Most recently, Lorraine won the General Nonfiction Category in the international 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards for her 3,000-word memoir, “Echoes of Summit Avenue.” A former journalist, she studied at Fordham University and California State University, Long Beach. She lives in New Jersey.
Since 1984, the Monadnock Writers’ Group has provided fellowship and support to writers in all genres and at all levels of achievement. The free monthly speaker series brings a variety of accomplished writers to Peterborough to share their experiences and expertise with members. These speakers address a range of genres — fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, journalism and more — from research and planning through publishing.
For more information, go to monadnockwriters.org.
