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BEALS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Winchendon's Public Library
​50 Pleasant Street
Winchendon, MA 01475
​Tel: 978-297-0300
​Fax: 978-297-7144
Email: bealsmemoriallibrary@gmail.com
Monday - Thursday​: 1:00 - 8:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 1:00pm *
Sunday: CLOSED
* Closed Saturdays Memorial Day - Labor Day
Beals Prize for Poetry


Beals Prize for Poetry
Call For Entries
Submission deadline: Friday, August 15, 2025
Prize money: $250 first / $100 second / $50 third
Competition rules:
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Contestants must reside in Massachusetts or in the
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New Hampshire towns within 20 miles of Winchendon
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You may submit only one poem
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Only original, unpublished poems will be accepted
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Submissions must be emailed to:
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Bealspoetryprize@gmail.com (word docs preferred)
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Notification of entry will be sent via email
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Ten finalists will be chosen to compete for the
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Prize money on Thursday, September 25, 2025
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All submissions are judged blindly
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