Submissions for the our Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize are open through Friday, April 30, 2021. The contest is open to all members, Worcester County residents and students, and employees of Worcester County businesses. Winning poems are published in The Worcester Review, and the poets are honored with a winners’ reading.

Winners are notified in June and a Winners’ Reading is held each September.

For 2021 our contest judge is Pam Bernard, an adjunct professor of writing at Franklin Pierce University.

Contest rules and submission details can be found on the 2021 Annual Contest Submission Guidelines page.

Online submissions are powered by Submittable – https://theworcesterreview.submittable.com/submit.