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.

Listen to the audio recording of an excerpt from “Suffering in Motion” by McKenna Marsden, read by Madison Middleton.

For a conversation between McKenna and Madison, listen to podcast episode 14, which can be found on the NER Out Loud podcast page.