The Start A Riot! Poetry Chapbook Prize emerges from a specific cultural and geographic urgency: the displacement of queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and poets of color from the San Francisco Bay Area. Foglifter Press, in partnership with Still Here San Francisco, has established this annual award to counter that erasure, creating a dedicated platform for local emerging voices whose work might otherwise go unheard. The prize is not merely a competition but a sustained intervention into the literary landscape, one that recognizes the revolutionary history of QTBIPOC+ communities in the Bay Area and seeks to materialize that legacy in published form. The award includes publication of a chapbook by Foglifter Press, a $3,000 prize, and an additional $1,000 to support the author's book tour and promotion. This combination of publication and financial support acknowledges the practical realities of launching a literary work, particularly for writers who may lack access to institutional resources. The judging panel—comprising Grayson Thompson, Dani Putney, and Zara Jamshed—brings a range of aesthetic sensibilities and commitments to the selection process, ensuring that the winning manuscript is evaluated with care and critical attention. Eligibility is deliberately circumscribed: submitters must be QTBIPOC+ literary artists, current residents of the larger San Francisco Bay Area (including Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Solano, Marin, San Mateo, and Sonoma counties), and must not have previously published a full-length poetry book. This focus ensures that the prize serves its intended community and that emerging writers receive the spotlight and support they need at a pivotal moment in their careers. The call is for poetry in its broadest sense—anything that falls under the verse genre, including prose poetry—and the absence of a submission fee removes a common barrier to entry.