Since December, we’ve been hard at work reading through hundreds of excellent chapbook submissions, and we are pleased to share the selections for this year’s Chapbook Open shortlist. Congratulations to the eight honored writers, as well as our two notables, and a heartfelt thank you to everyone who submitted this year. Check back in a month to find out which chapbook guest judge Michael Martone picked as his winner!
Shortlist
Love Made New by Éanlaí P. Cronin
Little Bat Daycare by Michael Giddings
Cinderella and the Frog Prince by Katrin Redfern
This Road May Flood by Kari Shemwell
Educated Circle Promised Revelations by Hannah Smart
Wandering Womb by L. Soviero
The Grimoire by Jennifer Tubbs
A Most Natural Thing by Lisbeth White
Notable Chapbooks
Ghosts and Whispers by Susan Braghieri
Swahili Lessons for Crazy White Boys by Richard Prins