The Center for Book Arts has long occupied a singular position in the literary and book-arts landscape: an institution devoted not merely to the publication of texts but to the material life of the book as an object. Its annual Poetry Chapbook Program extends that mandate into the realm of contemporary verse, commissioning artists to design and produce a limited edition of 100 chapbooks for the winning manuscript. This is not a conventional publication prize; it is an act of collaboration between poet and book artist, resulting in an edition that treats the chapbook as a considered artifact rather than a mere container for language. The award structure reflects this curatorial seriousness. The competition winner receives ten copies of their chapbook, a $500 honorarium, a $500 stipend to participate in a public reading program, a week-long stay at Millay Arts during the Wintertide Rustic Retreat season (valued at $480), and one copy each of the guest judge's chapbook and the runners-up's broadsides. Two runners-up each receive ten copies of a limited-edition broadside featuring one poem from their manuscript, a $250 honorarium for the reading, and a broadside of their own. The guest judge's manuscript is likewise produced in an edition of 100, underscoring the program's commitment to a community of practitioners rather than a single victor. The submission window closes December 16, 2026, with a $30 entry fee. The winning manuscript will be determined by a guest judge in May 2027. For poets whose work engages the page as a physical and visual field—and for translators whose manuscripts merit the same care—this program offers a rare convergence of editorial attention, artistic collaboration, and public presentation.