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.

Left to right: Elsa Drucaroff, Slava Faybysh, Martha Riva Palacio Obón, Will Morningstar, Linda Mario Baros, & Emily Graham

We are thrilled to share the New England Review contributors who will appear in the Best Literary Translations 2025 anthology, guest edited by Cristina Rivera Garza:

Featured selections:
Elsa Drucaroff, “Lili in Her Forest,” translated by Slava Faybysh (44.2)
Martha Riva Palacio Obón, “How to Draw a Lichen (with Help from the Spirits),” translated by Will Morningstar (44.4)

Notable:
Linda Maria Baros, “Someone acts on orders,” translated by Emily Graham (44.2)

Congratulations to these exceptional translators and writers!