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Contributors for Jan/Feb 2023

Our Cuisine Crew: Our continuing series on new and exciting dining experiences in the Granite State was produced by our in-the-know crew of food writers:

Rony Camille is the son of Haitian immigrants and a freelance journalist based in Nashua who regularly covers food and culture for our sister publication, 603 Diversity.

Crystal Ward Kent is a longtime journalist and Seacoast food writer. Her award-winning Kent Creative agency has been providing creative services in writing, design and marketing for more than 20 years.

Susan Laughlin traveled the state with fork and pen in hand for 15 years as our food editor and now serves as a freelance photographer and, for the past two years, has acted as a scout for the James Beard Awards. Casey McDermott who writes our monthly Blips column is a senior news editor at NHPR, where she previously served as a reporter, editor and digital producer.

Joe Klementovich shot this month’s feature story, “From These Prodigious Hills” and is the visual chronicler of our “The Explorers” adventure series. Frequent contributor Brion O’Connor wrote this month’s feature “In Praise of Small Hills” about the Granite State’s smaller, lesser-known ski areas.

Ben Bacote penned our feature story “From These Prodigious Hills.” He teaches humanities and is an activist working for social justice. This Month’s Informer deparment was written by Seacoast author J Dennis Robinson, an expert in New Hampshire history and culture.

Anders Morley, who wrote this month’s feature story “Billy B. Van, The Sunshine Man,” is a freelance writer and translator from New Hampshire.

About | Behind the Scenes at New Hampshire Magazine

Meet the New Kid on the Staff

My name’s Caleb. I’m the new assistant editor at New Hampshire Magazine, which is a good, fun thing. Here are some rapid-fire Jack Kenny facts about me, for the sake of transparency, so the good folks of New Hampshire can get to know the new young gun working on the state mag.

I’m 23 years old. I wear a fair amount of corduroy. I usually eat oatmeal for breakfast, topped with crunchy granola, freshcut strawberries, a dash of brown sugar and a little maple syrup (you’re welcome). I graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2021 with an English and journalism degree.

I love words; specifically, the way they can be wielded, boiled, stewed and Frankensteined in so many endlessly innovative ways to capture the human experience. I grew up in southeast Massachusetts. I’m currently reading “House of Hunger” by Rhodesian author Dambudzo Marechera (it’s refreshingly original in its style, heartbreaking in its honesty and incisively prescient in its political analysis). My favorite musician is billy woods. I run an arts and culture magazine with my friends, called Neon Snooze, that’s part literary journal, part feature journalism, part art-and-photography showcase and part distillation of the things we find funny and fascinating. And finally, I’m truly excited to become a part of the Granite State’s definitive publication.

Cheers.