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Peter Kahn Named Winner of the Chametzky Translation Prize

The winner of the fifth annual Jules Chametzky Translation Prize is Peter Kahn, for his translation from Spanish of Márgara Russottto's poem "Of Useless Knowledge," published in the Fall 2013 issue.

Peter Kahn is a professional translator living in Vermont. He has translated works of fiction and nonfiction by numerous Latin American and Spanish writers. His fiction and poetry translations have appeared in various publications, including Grand Street, Gastronomia, Santa Barbara Review, Modern Poetry in Translation, and several anthologies.

Pushcart Prize Nominees 2015

MR's 2015 Pushcart Prize Nominees

The Massachusetts Review is thrilled to present our nominees for the next Pushcart Prize. The work we receive continues to amaze us, and we’re proud to have published such wonderful work.

Issues are available for purchase here.

POETRY:
“Walk” by Tim Seibles
   (Vol. 56, Issue 2, Summer 2015)

“Spiritual Evaluation” by Taije Silverman
   (Vol. 56, Issue 2, Summer 2015)

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Best American Recognizes MR Essays and Fiction

We are proud to announce that 2015's Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays have recognized work by MR contributors.

The following works were named "Notable Essays of Literary Nonfiction":

• Roger Atwood, “Searching for a Head in Nigeria” (Volume 55, Issue...

Spring 2015 New and Forthcoming Books

The Massachusetts Review is thrilled to announce the following new and forthcoming releases from the poets and writers who have helped ensure that MR publishes the best in contemporary voices, here and abroad. Congratulations to all! (To purchase back issues of MR, click here.)

Doug Anderson’s (Vol. 56, Issue 1, 2015) latest book
of poems, Horse Medicine, will be available April 2015 from Barrow Street.

Jane Bugaeva’s (Vol. 56, Issue 1, Spring 2015) first book-length translation, Catlantis by Anna Starobinets, is forthcoming from...

Sarah Sousa Named the 2015 Anne Halley Poetry Prize Winner

Congratulations to SARAH SOUSA,
winner of the
2015 ANNE HALLEY POETRY PRIZE
awarded by the Massachusetts Review

–Poetry Reading by Sarah Sousa
Monday, March 30, 2015
7:00 p.m. at Amherst Books

Sarah Sousa is the 2015 Anne Halley Poetry Prize winner, for "Her Moods Caused Owls," published in the Fall 2014 issue of MR. Sousa’s first collection, Church of Needles, won the 2013 Red Mountain Prize and was published by Red Mountain Press in 2014. Her...