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. This year’s contest ran from September 20 – October 13, 2024.
What is book spine poetry? In book spine poetry, 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 McNally Robinson 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.
2024 Book Spine Poetry Contest Winners
SLA is pleased to announce that our 2024 Book Spine Poetry Contest winners are:
Ages 5-8 Category:
- Ryker Rempel
- Jaxson Choboter
- Kira Stein
Ages 9-12 Category:
- Darling Beaton
- Hannah Stahl
- Harper Eskra
Ages 13-18 Category:
- Moïse Lalonde
- Laisha Stein
- Lexi Scheirich
Adult Category:
- Sheri Babineau
- Debbi-Lynn Bateson
- Céline Guilloizeau
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.