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The PNW Chapbook Contest is now closed! Full-length poetry manuscript subs will open Jan 2027.
Editor-in-Chief: @molinariwrites
📍 New Westminster, CA

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We can’t wait for our October Open Mic featuring Volume 4 contributor @elliesawatzky at @moodswingbar 💕 Bring your poems, music, comedy, or any genre and join us for a fun time in an awesome local queer-friendly space!

Ellie Sawatzky (@elliesawatzky) is the author of two poetry collections: None of This Belongs to Me (Nightwood Editions, 2021) and Hottest Smartest Self (ECW Press, forthcoming spring 2028), which won the 2026 Pamela Paige Porter Poetry Prize through the League of Canadian Poets. Recent poems have appeared in The Walrus, The Fiddlehead, EVENT, and elsewhere. Ellie lives on the unceded, ancestral, and traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver), where she works as an editor and is founder and facilitator of the Strathcona Poetry Studio. Write with her on Tuesdays at Tuesday Night Write, a drop-in style, generative poetry class on Zoom.

This event is sponsored by @thesappertonpress

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We are SO EXCITED to kick off our Contributor Spotlight Series by announcing @elliesawatzky as our next Open Mic feature poet! Join us for an all-genres open mic following Ellie’s set on Thursday, Oct 8, 6:30-8pm at @moodswingbar (655 Front St) ✨ Ellie has a new poem coming out in SAPP volume 04 🩷

Ellie Sawatzky (@elliesawatzky) is the author of two poetry collections: None of This Belongs to Me (Nightwood Editions, 2021) and Hottest Smartest Self (ECW Press, forthcoming spring 2028), which won the 2026 Pamela Paige Porter Poetry Prize through the League of Canadian Poets. She lives in Vancouver and works as an editor and poetry teacher.

Thank you to our sponsors @thesappertonpress 💕

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🗓️ THIS THURSDAY! Join us for an open mic at @moodswingbar (655 Front St) this Thurs, Sept 10 🎙️ We’ll kick things off with feature poet @stevemillerpoet at 6:30 and then open up the mic to any and all genres 🪩 💃🏼 🕺

We can’t wait to see you there! 😎
This event is sponsored by @thesappertonpress .

Steve Miller is a spoken word artist, slam poet, storyteller, performer, workshop creator/facilitator, singer (he thinks), musician (nope but I still try), renaissance handy person (who identifies as a man-kinda). He currently lives and works on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Qayqayt First Nation, the first people of this land, and the shared traditional territories of other Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, Tsleil-Waututh, and Katzie nations.

Steve Miller’s work is defined by its relatable accessibility, often comedic yet raw honesty and unflinching, confessional style. His poetry courageously explores the complexities of human connection, personal trauma, and the search for healing.

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We’ve been quiet on here because our judge is reading through the PNW Chapbook Contest submissions! We can’t wait to share the long list with you soon.

Please note that this contest is judged blind, so our long list will initially be posted with titles only. After the winner is announced, we will update with poets’ names.

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We’re back for another Open Mic at @moodswingbar (655 Front St), this time featuring the incredible @stevemillerpoet ! We can’t wait to see you on Thursday Sept 10th at 6:30pm 🥰 Steve will perform, followed by an all-genres Open Mic 🎙️ Bring your poems, music, comedy, storytelling to share! Enjoy some fantastic drinks 🍹 and food 🌮 at a queer-friendly and accessible local space! See you there 🪩

Cover is free, though donations are welcome and help us pay our contributors.

Steve Miller is a spoken word artist, slam poet, storyteller, performer, workshop creator/facilitator, singer(he thinks), musician(nope but I still try), renaissance handy person(who identifies as a man-kinda). He currently lives and works on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Qayqayt First Nation, the first people of this land, and the shared traditional territories of other Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, Tsleil-Waututh, and Katzie nations.

Steve Miller’s work is defined by its relatable accessibility, often comedic yet raw honesty and unflinching, confessional style. His poetry courageously explores the complexities of human connection, personal trauma, and the search for healing.

This event is sponsored by @thesappertonpress .

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Thank you to all the poets who submitted to the first annual Pacific Northwest Chapbook Contest! We can’t wait to read your work!

We’ll announce the long list, short list, and winner on our instagram in the Fall so make sure you’re following us @thesappertonpress 🩷 Submissions are judged blind, long/short listed pieces will be listed by their title only for the initial announcement post. Once the winning chapbook has been selected, we will update our long/short lists with the names of the poets as well.

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It’s the last day to submit your chapbook to the PNW Chapbook Contest! Enter to win $300 cash prize and publication contract with our press!

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One more day to submit your chapbook to the Pacific Northwest Chapbook Contest! We can’t wait to ready your work!

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The PNW Chapbook Contest closes Aug 12! Link in bio for details. Submit your chapbook today!

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There’s still a week to submit to the first annual Pacific Northwest Chapbook Contest! We can’t wait to read your work!

The winner of the PNW Chapbook contest will receive $300 cash prize and a publication contest with our press! Be our press’ very first author 🩷 Bursaries available if entry fee is a barrier, DM or email hello@thesappertonpress.com. Link in bio for contest details.

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We know you want to publish with us. Enter our chapbook contest for your chance to win a $300 cash prize and publication contract with our press! Bursaries available. Link in bio for details or DM us!

The PNW Chapbook contest is an annual contest open for Canadian poets with a 10-30 poem chapbook. Submissions are judged blind and the winning chapbook will be published in Spring 2027.

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Calling all poets! Submit to our chapbook contest (link in bio) by August 12 for your chance to win $300 and a publication contract with our press!

We can’t wait to read your work!

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