Congratulations to the poets whose poems were selected and many thanks to the judges who so generously volunteered their time and attention as they made their selections!
Join us on September 26, 3pm, for a reading of the prize-winning poems!
Congratulations to all winners, honorable mentions, and finalists! And many thanks to everyone who entered. We’re grateful for your participation. Samuel Washington Allen Prize, selected by Enzo Silon Surin Jennifer … Read moreNEPC Contest Results: 2024
Congratulations to Dan Harrison of Calgary, Alberta, winner of New England Poetry Club’s 2024 Victor Howes Prize in Poetry for undergraduates. Dan is a senior at Plymouth State University in … Read moreAnnouncing the Winner of the 2024 Victor Howes Prize in Poetry
Mary Gracie Meijer, from Boston College, is this year’s winner! Gracie Meijer is a fourth-year student at Boston College studying English and Medical Humanities. When she took her first creative … Read moreCongrats to the 2023 Victor Howes Prize Winner
Our annual contests are now open to submissions. This year, we are going digital (for the most part)! We strongly encourage digital submissions to our individual poem contests. Poem Contest … Read moreThe 2023 NEPC Book Prizes and Poem Contests
Samuel Washington Allen Prize: Danielle Legros Georges Danielle Legros Georges is a creative and critical writer, translator, and academic who works in the fields of contemporary U.S. poetry, African-American and African-diasporic … Read more2023 Contest Judges Announced
Logan Klutse, a junior studying English and Theater at Yale, is a member of WORD, the oldest performance poetry group on campus. He calls Lakewood, Colorado, home.
SAMUEL WASHINGTON ALLEN PRIZE for a long poem or poem sequence Charles Coe is a poet, writer, and musician. He sings jazz and playsand teaches the didgeridoo. He’s written three … Read moreJudges Announced for NEPC Contest
Congratulations to the poets whose poems were selected and many thanks to the judges who so generously volunteered their time and attention as they made their selections!
Join us on September 26, 3pm, for a reading of the prize-winning poems!