Book Spine Poetry Contest
The Book Spine Poetry Contest is an annual contest run by the Saskatchewan Library Association and hosted each fall, overlapping with Culture Days.
What is book spine poetry? Book spine poetry is when a poem is created by stacking books on top of each other, with each title on the spine of a book making up a line in the poem.
The contest features four age categories: children (ages 5 to 8), children (ages 9 to 12), teens (ages 13 to 18), and adults (ages 19 and up). The winner in each age category receives a $100 Indigo gift card. The second place winner in each category receives $50 gift card, and third place a $25 gift card. This contest is open to Saskatchewan residents only.
For more information on this program, please email Milena Džordeski at mdzordeski@saskla.ca.
2023 Book Spine Poetry Contest Winners
SLA is pleased to announce that our 2023 Book Spine Poetry Contest winners are:
Ages 5-8 Category:
- Aashwee Pandya
- Clark Panchuk
- Georgia Thiessen
Ages 9-12 Category:
- Gretta Weiler
- Kayleigh Collins
- Ethan Sjogren
Ages 13-18 Category:
- Ashley Mannerfeldt
- Melody Schwartz
- Mylee Andrews
Adult Category:
- Lisa Lam
- Gwen Reynolds
- Janelle Fettes
Contest Promotion Resources
SLA has created several Book Spine Poetry Contest promotional resources: a poster in both English and French, instruction sheets in both English and French, and some social media post images. Any person or organization interested in promoting the Book Spine Poetry Contest is free to download, print, and/or distribute the below resources.
contest poster
contest instruction sheets
- 2023 BSPC Colour Instruction Sheet – English (PDF)
- 2023 BSPC Colour Instruction Sheet – French (PDF)
- 2023 BSPC Black and White Instruction Sheet – English (PDF)
- 2023 BSPC Black and White Instruction Sheet – French (PDF)