Contests
The NEPC Victor Howes Prize in Poetry is OPEN for submissions!
Please spread the word! The NEPC is accepting submissions for the Victor Howes Prize in Poetry. This is for undergraduate English majors studying in New England and comes with a $1000 prize and a reading (virtual this year) at the Longfellow House in Cambridge.
Alice Kociemba, “watch the stars that tremble with love and with hope”
E.E. Cummings Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Susan Donnelly watch the stars that tremble with love and with hope “All you need…two wooden spoons and a pan.” Though some had … Read moreAlice Kociemba, “watch the stars that tremble with love and with hope”
Barbara Boches, “To ESOL Instructors: For Their Safety — You Will Refer to Domestic Abuse Survivors By Flower Names”
Amy Lowell Prize Honorable Mention, selected by Dzvinia Orlowsky To ESOL Instructors: For Their Safety — You Will Refer to Domestic Abuse Survivors By Flower Names … Read moreBarbara Boches, “To ESOL Instructors: For Their Safety — You Will Refer to Domestic Abuse Survivors By Flower Names”
News from the Peterborough Poetry Project!
Poems on Postcards Contest & A Preview This contest merges poetry with postcards. This new Peterborough Poetry Project contest has begun and ends September 25th. See the “Poems on Postcards … Read moreNews from the Peterborough Poetry Project!
NEPC Prize-Winners’ Reading: Sunday, September 13, 3 pm
Please join us for this virtual event! Email info@nepoetryclub.org for the Zoom link!
Congratulations to NEPC member, William Orem, whose collection, Our Purpose In Speaking, won the International Rubery Book Award in poetry and was named Book of the Year!
https://www.ruberybookaward.com/2020-winners.html