Each year $4000 gets given to one Canadian chapbook.
The finalists for the 2017 bpNichol Chapbook Award are:
- Dana Claxton. The Patient Storm. (above/ground press)
- Doris Fiszer. The Binders. (Tree Press)
- Stevie Howell. Summer. (Desert Pets Press)
- Sonnet L’Abbé. Anima Canadensis. (Junction Books)
- Nanci Lee. Preparation. (FreeFall Literary Society of Calgary)
- Renee Sarojini Saklikar. After the Battle of Kingsway, the bees. (above/ground press)
The winner will be announced at 2 p.m. on November 18, 2017, at the annual Meet the Presses Indie Literary Market, open from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor Street West, in Toronto.
The Market introduces the public to independent literary publishers of books, chapbooks, magazines, ephemera, and recordings generally not available in bookstores. The free event is curated by Meet the Presses, a volunteer literary collective devoted to showcasing the work of independent publishers of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. It’s a great place to find new reading stuff and to chat with all the makers and shakers.