The Pacific Northwest Chapbook Contest is an annual contest run by the Sapperton Press and judged by our editorial team.

Please note that there is a non-refundable submission fee of $25 to help us cover the cost of running the contest.

The winner of the contest will receive:

• $300 cash prize

• A publication contract with The Sapperton Press for a 100-copy initial print run of your chapbook, with the potential for additional print runs

• 15 author copies of your chapbook

• Distribution of your chapbook online and in independent Canadian bookstores

Please ensure you follow our submission guidelines. Entries that do not adhere to these guidelines will not be considered.

• Chapbooks should include 10-30 poems max.

• Do not include your name anywhere in the document.

• All entries must have a title page, table of contents, and page numbers.

• Use 12pt. font Times New Roman or Garamond, single-spaced.

• If your submission includes uniquely formatted poems, please submit BOTH a .doc or .docx AND a .pdf file.

• Each poem should start on a new page and be clearly titled.

• Your entry should not, in part or in full, have made use of Artificial Intelligence.

• If individual poems have been previously published elsewhere, in print or online, you must hold the publication rights for these poems. Please include an acknowledgments page for previously published poems.

• While individual poems may have been previously published, your chapbook in its entirety may not have been published previously (either self-published or by a different press).

• Poets entering our contest must be a Canadian citizen or currently residing in Canada. We are not accepting international submissions at this time.