Start A Riot! Chapbook Prize
In response to rapid gentrification and displacement of QTBIPOC+ literary artists in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in celebration of these communities’ revolutionary history, Foglifter Press, RADAR Productions, and Still Here San Francisco are pleased to announce Start a Riot!—a chapbook prize for local emerging queer and trans black writers, indigenous writers, and writers of color. Each year, the prize will honor one author with chapbook publication, a $1,000 prize, and promotion, as well as a spot on the Sister Spit tour.
Judges:
- tanea lunsford lynx
- Venita Blackburn
- Tina Bartolome
Eligibility:
- Submitter is a QTBIPOC+ literary artist
- Submitter is a current resident of the larger San Francisco Bay Area
- Submitter does not have a previous full-length publication in their submission genre
Manuscript Details:
- Fiction, nonfiction, or graphic novel
- 25 pages (maximum)
- Remove all identifying information, including acknowledgements. There should be one title page with the name of the chapbook only.
- Microsoft Word doc preferred, PDF also accepted
Important Dates:
- Submissions: September 1 to November 1, 2020
- Results Announced: March 2021
- Chapbook Release: Fall 2021