---
title: 2027 Chapbook Contest
description: >-
  Annual juried poetry chapbook contest from Center for Book Arts; winner gets a
  $500 honorarium, $500 reading stipend, and a week at Millay Arts.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/b65e1bff-e7e0-4928-93c8-1684f476252e'
type: program
status: open
createdAt: '2026-09-08'
updatedAt: '2026-10-11'
programType: Prize/award
organization: Center for Book Arts
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/center-for-book-arts'
deadline: '2026-12-15'
location: Online
isOnline: true
compensationRange: >-
  $500 honorarium, $500 stipend for a reading program, plus a week-long retreat
  stay at Millay Arts and copies of chapbooks/broadsides.
disciplines:
  - poetry
---

# 2027 Chapbook Contest

**Hosted by:** Center for Book Arts

**Type:** Prize/award | **Location:** Online | **Deadline:** December 15, 2026

## About This Program

### About This Call

Center for Book Arts invites submissions to its annual Poetry Chapbook Program. The winning manuscript will be determined by a Guest Judge in May 2027. The competition winner receives ten copies of their chapbook, a $500 honorarium, a $500 stipend to participate in a competition reading public program, a week-long stay at Millay Arts during their Wintertide Rustic Retreat season, and one copy of the guest judge's chapbook as well as the runners-up's broadsides.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Disciplines:** poetry

## Compensation & Benefits

$500 honorarium, $500 stipend for a reading program, plus a week-long retreat stay at Millay Arts and copies of chapbooks/broadsides.

**Includes:** Honorarium, Stipend

The competition winner receives:

- Ten copies of their chapbook
- A $500 honorarium
- A $500 stipend to participate in a competition reading public program
- A week-long stay at Millay Arts during their Wintertide Rustic Retreat season
- One copy of the guest judge's chapbook
- The runners-up's broadsides

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - A week-long stay at Millay Arts during their Wintertide Rustic Retreat season.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 7, 2026
- **Deadline:** December 15, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://centerforbookarts.submittable.com/submit/362913/2027-chapbook-contest