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Celebrating our 11th Annual Jules Chametzky Translation Prize Winner and Honorable Mention

We are pleased to announce Aga Gabor da Silva as the winner of our annual Chametzky Translation Prize for her translation of Ewa Lipska’s “Can Always Happen” from its original Polish. Published in our Spring 2021 issue, Gabor da Silva’s masterfully translates this poem about longing for one’s country of origin. You can read Gabor da Silva’s 10 Questions interview with The Massachusetts Review here.

Our judges included one honorable mention as well: Diana Senechal’s translation of Gyula Jenei's poem “Scissors” (MR Vol. 61, Issue 2...

A Poetry Reading with Robert Whitehead, the 2022 Anne Halley Prize Winner

Join MR for a poetry Reading with Robert Whitehead, the 2022 Anne Halley Prize winner

Registration for the event can be found here.

Judges Ellen Doré Watson and Deb Gorlin, and the MR Editors, have selected Robert Whitehead's poem "David" from Spring 2021 issue (Vol.62, Issue 1) for this year's prize. From the judge's note: "By retelling the story of the fabled hero, the breathless narrator of Whitehead’s inspirational, of-the-moment poem, exhorts us to...

2022 Winner of the Anne Halley Poetry Prize

Congratulations to ROBERT WHITEHEAD, winner of this year's Anne Halley Poetry Prize!

Ellen Doré Watson and Deb Gorlin have selected Robert Whitehead's poem "David" from MR's Spring 2021 issue (Vol.62, Issue 1) for the prestigious prize. A virtual reading with Robert Whitehead will be held May 26th on Zoom.

From the judge's note: "By...

Managing Editor Emily Wojcik appears on Network For Good's Accidental Fundraiser podcast

"What I love about small nonprofits is every single dollar goes directly back to the nonprofit”

MR managing editor Emily Wojcik joined Accidental Fundraiser, a new show from Network for Good, to share insights on the inner workings of the Massachusetts Review and the unique challenges she's encountered as an editor,...

The Massachusetts Review wins a 2021 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize

We are proud to announce that the Massachusetts Review has won a 2021 Whiting Literary Magazine Prize!

The Massachusetts Review is honored to receive this award from the Whiting Foundation,attentive and daring editorship in a time when the literary arts have been overshadowed by political and social strife. To be recognized by such an important organization validates our six decades of work, and, more importantly, celebrates our daring, thoughtful, and essential...