Hindsight, by Mack Rogers
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Finalist, selected by Therese Gleason Carr Mack Rogers is a queer Black writer whose work appears in Foglifter, The Offing, Shenandoah, and elsewhere. His debut chapbook … Read more
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize
Towards a Retreat, by Samaa Abdurraqib
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Winner, selected by Therese Gleason Carr Samaa Abdurraqib, PhD (she/her) is based in Wabanaki Territory (Maine). She’s the editor of From Root to Seed: Black, Brown, and … Read more
Slow Burn by Evan Wang
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Finalist, selected by Therese Gleason Carr Evan Wang (王潇) was the 9th National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States and the author of Slow Burn, which made history … Read more
2026 Contest Results
The New England Poetry Club is proud to announce the results of our 2026 contests!Samuel Washington Allen Prize, selected by Kirun KapurWinner:Carla Schwartz, “Elegy Sequence for Charles Coe”Finalists:Michelle Courtney Berry, … Read more
2026 Contest Judges Announced
Samuel Washington Allen Prize: Kirun Kapur Kirun Kapur grew up in Hawaii and now lives along the banks of the Merrimac River. She is the author of three books of poetry: Women in … Read more
Revere Beach Stories, by Kevin Carey, Jennifer Martelli, and Stephenie Young
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Finalist, selected by Matthew E. Henry Kevin Carey’s books include the poetry collections The One Fifteen to Penn Station, Jesus Was a Homeboy, Set in Stone, … Read more
Hemicrania by Therese Gleason
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize, selected by Matthew E. Henry Therese Gleason (she/her) is author of three poetry chapbooks: Hemicrania (Chestnut Review Chapbooks, 2024); Matrilineal (Finishing Line, 2021), honorable mention, 2022 Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize, New … Read more
The Unknown Daughter by Tricia Knoll
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Finalist, selected by Matthew E. Henry Tricia Knoll is an aging Vermont poet who lives in the woods with two dogs. Nine of her collections are … Read more
I’m not I’m not I’m not a baby by Dev Murphy
Jean Pedrick Chapbook Prize Finalist, selected by Matthew E. Henry Devan Murphy is the author of the chapbook I’m Not I’m Not I’m Not a Baby (Ethel 2024), a collection of prose … Read more
2025 Contest Results
The New England Poetry Club Board of Directors is delighted to announce the results of our 2025 contests!Samuel Washington Allen Prize, selected by Jennifer GarfieldWinner:Kirun Kapur, “Marsiya”Finalists:Mary Christine Delea, “Why … Read more