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 and Still Here San Francisco joined forces to create a poetry chapbook prize for local emerging queer and trans Black writers, indigenous writers, and writers of color. Each year, one chapbook author is awarded publication, a $3,000 prize, and $1,000 to support their book tour/promotion. The winner will work with Foglifter’s team to shape and bring forth the first chapbook of their dreams—directly engaging with the editorial, design, production, and promotion processes—and cultivating skills, experience, and relationships that last long after publication. In keeping with ethical practices, all manuscripts remain anonymous throughout the reading & judging process for SAR! judges. Judges: Kim Shuck MJ O'Brien Brandon Logans Eligibility: Submitter is a QTBIPOC+ literary artist AND is a current resident of the larger San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Solano, Marin, San Mateo, Sonoma counties) AND does not have a previous full-length poetry book publication Manuscript Details: Poetry (Literally anything that falls under the verse genre—prose poetry, hybrid, etc. We want all your wild experiments!) 25 pages max Remove all identifying information, including acknowledgments. There should be one title page with the name of the chapbook only. Microsoft Word doc preferred; PDF also accepted Production Timeline & Important Dates: Submissions: September 1 to December 1, 2026 Author Contact & Info Deadline: January 15, 2027 Copy-Edit Deadline: February 15, 2027 Author Copy-Edit Deadline: March 1, 2027 Cover Design Complete: March 15, 2027 Final Proof Deadline: April 1, 2027 Chapbook sent to printer: April 15, 2027 Chapbook Release: June 1, 2027 Event materials and information for ASL interpreter request: May 15, 2027 Chapbook Release Party: June 15, 2027 (estimated) Publicity period: February 1, 2027–June 1, 2027 Folio for winner and runners up will be published in 12.1 print issue