Vallum’s Chapbook Series has published work from Bhanu Kapil, Sina Queyras, Nicole Brossard, George Elliott Clarke, Erín Moure, Franz Wright, Fanny Howe, John Kinsella, and many more. Past winners of the Vallum Chapbook Award have won the bpNichol Chapbook Prize, been nominated for the Nelson Ball Prize for poetry of observation, and the Griffin Poetry Prize!

CHAPBOOK CONTEST RULES:

1. The entry fee covers 1 chapbook submission of 12-30 pages.  Do not label your chapbook with your name or address; instead include a cover letter with all pertinent information. Please also specify how you heard about the Vallum Chapbook Award.

2. Chapbooks may be on any theme or subject, but must be original and not previously published (individual poems appearing in the manuscript that have been published elsewhere are fine).

3. The winning chapbook will receive publication as part of the Vallum Chapbook Series and a $300 prize, plus promotion via social media and website. Selections from the chapbook will also be published in our print and digital magazine.

1ST PRIZE: PUBLICATION + $300

Selections from the chapbook will also appear in the print and digital magazine.

ENTRY FEE:

$25 for Canadian entrants, $30 for U.S. and international entrants. Payments are processed through our Submittable account. Each entry fee includes a free one-year print subscription to Vallum!

Vallum offers a reduced entry fee for those for who the entry fee presents a barrier. Visit our Submittable page  for details.

We do not accept submissions via mail.

If you have any questions about the submission process, please email  submission@vallummag.com.