Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award
Encyclopedia
The Shaunt Basmajian Chapbook Award, established in 1996, was an annual prize given by the Canadian Poetry Association
. It was named in memory of Shaunt Basmajian
, a founder of the association. It was an annual manuscript
publication competition and award. The contest
was open to members and non-members alike and was administered by the Writers Resource Center in London, Ontario
as of November each year. Book cover images can be found at HMS Press (Toronto/London) Canada. 2008 was the final year of the contest.
Canadian Poetry Association
The Canadian Poetry Association began as a grass-roots organization dedicated to promoting the reading, writing, publishing and preservation of poetry in Canada through the individual efforts of members; promoting communication among poets, publishers and the general public; encouraging leadership...
. It was named in memory of Shaunt Basmajian
Shaunt Basmajian
Shaunt Basmajian was a Canadian poet and author.Born in Beirut, Lebanon to Armenian parents, Basmajian emigrated to Canada when he was seven years old. He was a founder of the Canadian Poetry Association, co-founder of Old Nun Publications , and was a member of the Parliament Street Library poetry...
, a founder of the association. It was an annual manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
publication competition and award. The contest
Competition
Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two and only two strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For...
was open to members and non-members alike and was administered by the Writers Resource Center in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
as of November each year. Book cover images can be found at HMS Press (Toronto/London) Canada. 2008 was the final year of the contest.
Winners
- 19971997 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:*January 20 — Miller Williams of Arkansas reads his poem, "Of History and Hope," at President Clinton's inauguration....
: Roger Bell, Luke and the Wolf ISBN 0-9694127-3-8, - 19981998 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Samizdat poetry magazine founded in Chicago .* Skanky Possum poetry magazine founded in Austin, Texas....
: Alice Major, Scenes from the Sugar Bowl Café ISBN 0-9694127-4-6 - 19991999 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* July 1 — Scotland's Parliament opened with the singing of Robert Burns' "A Man's a Man For A'That", instead of "God Save The Queen"...
: Liz Zetlin, The Gourd Poems ISBN 0-9686018-0-4 - 20002000 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Griffin Poetry Prize is established, with one award given each year for the best work by a Canadian poet and one award given for best work in the English language internationally.* February —...
: Linda RogersLinda RogersLinda Rogers is a Canadian poet and children's writer. She was born in Port Alice, British Columbia.A past president of the League of Canadian Poets and the Federation of BC Writers she lives in Victoria, British Columbia.-Poetry:...
, Grief Sits Down ISBN 0-9686018-2-0 - 20012001 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* Immediately after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, W. H...
: Sue Chenette, The Time Between Us ISBN 0-9686018-4-7 - 20022002 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* After Ghazi al-Gosaibi, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Britain, publishes a poem praising a suicide bomber who had killed himself and two Israelis after blowing himself up in a supermarket; the...
: K. V. Skene, Only a Dragon. ISBN 0-9686018-6-3 - 20032003 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry was opened at Queens University, Belfast, this year. It houses the Heaney Media Archive, a unique record of Heaney's entire oeuvre, as well as a full catalogue of...
: Louise MurphyLouise MurphyLouise Murphy was born in 1943 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Her ethnicity is Scottish, Irish, and German. Murphy’s hobbies include playing the flute, classical music, and the opera. Ms...
, Pilgrimage ISBN 0-9686018-9-8 - 20042004 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* April 1 — Foetry.com Web site is launched for the announced purpose of "Exposing fraudulent contests. Tracking the sycophants...
: K. V. Skene, Calendar of Rain ISBN 0-9734609-1-1 - 20052005 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* October 7 — Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the first reading of Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl were staged in San Francisco, New York City, and in Leeds in the UK...
: kevin mcpherson eckhoff, signs of divorce concrete poetry ISBN 1-55253-062-0, and Cornelia HooglandCornelia HooglandCornelia Hoogland is a Canadian poet. She is currently a professor at the University of Western Ontario and lives in London, Ontario. However, she attributes her childhood on densely wooded Vancouver Island, B.C....
, Second Marriage ISBN 1-55253-061-2 - 20062006 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* French public notary Patrick Huet unveils Pieces of Hope to the Echo of the World in Lyon...
: Kate Marshall Flaherty, Unfathom ISBN 978-1-55253-065-8 - 20072007 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* March 5: a car bomb was exploded on Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad. More than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded. This locale is the historic center of Baghdad bookselling, a winding...
: Vicki Goodfellow Duke, The Year We Quit Believing ISBN 978-1-55253-053-5 - 20082008 in poetryNationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature .-Events:* June — the release in the United Kingdom of a new film, The Edge of Love, Dylan Thomas' relationship with two women, starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys *...
: J. J. Steinfeld, Where War Finds You ISBN 978-1-55253-069-6