{"id":9781,"date":"2023-11-08T10:22:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhwritersproject.org\/?p=9781"},"modified":"2024-02-13T10:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:38:48","slug":"the-competition-is-heating-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhwritersproject.org\/the-competition-is-heating-up\/","title":{"rendered":"The Competition Is Heating Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7991\" src=\"https:\/\/nhwritersproject.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AuthorsGuide-to-Avoiding-Scams.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The final round of competition in the 2023 Three Minute Fiction Slam is taking place in just a few days, Saturday, November 11, 2023 at Webster Hall on the SNHU Hooksett\/Manchester Campus. 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