THE NEW ENGLAND QUARTERLY – A Historical Review of New England Life and Letters

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“Each generation must rewrite history from its own point of view.”
NEQ’s Founding Editors, 1928

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Check out MHS’s online seminar with 2021 Whitehill Prize winner Cornelia H. Dayton!

September 18, 2021

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The 1921 Prize in American Literature Deadline Extended: October 1, 2021

September 17, 2021

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Submissions are Open for the 2021 Whitehill Prize

September 9, 2021