Join us on Tuesday, March 31, at 8:00 PM ET for a virtual reading celebrating the six finalists for the 2026 New England Review Award for Emerging Writers. Featuring Michael Carson, Joel Cuthbertson, Tom DeBeauchamp, Abigail Dembo, Maja Lukic, & Paul S. Ukrainets.

Photo of Jennifer Chang courtesy of Nathan Ackerman

We are thrilled to share the wonderful news that New England Review poetry editor Jennifer Chang was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her book An Authentic Life (Copper Canyon Press, 2025).

Per the jury’s citation: “Reflective poems that fuse ancient philosophy with contemporary language and an immigrant perspective in a quest to find truth in the Western world.”

Congratulations, Jen!