Jiménez-Porter Writers' House Chapbooks

Chapbooks are the capstone project for all JPWH students. Throughout the two years of coursework at JPWH, students compose, revise, and edit their work in preparation for publishing the collection as a limited edition, desktop-produced, single-genre chapbook. The content of the chapbook will be reviewed in consultation with an advisor. Those who wish to collect more than one genre may do so on a case-by-case basis and with the approval of the portfolio advisor and/or the Director of the Writers’ House. The chapbook may include poems and prose written during the entire residency at Writers’ House. The chapbook will be publicly displayed. 

JPWH holds an archive of chapbooks from our previous students available for our current cohort in the Production Lab in Queen Anne’s Hall.

The requirements for JPWH chapbooks are as follows:

Poetry: 25 pages (15 Spanish/foreign language), half of which must be new work from 2nd year Writers’ House coursework. The remaining half could be drawn (in consultation with advisor) from any college course taken during residency.

Imaginative Prose: 32-40 pages in a single prose genre (25 Spanish/foreign language)-- (e.g. short story, novella, etc.). Half must be new work from 2nd year Writers’ House coursework. The remaining half could be drawn (in consultation with advisor) from any college course taken during residency.

Scriptwriting: 40-60 pages, which may be comprised of a single full-length play, teleplay, screenplay, or a number of shorter projects. Half must be new work from 2nd year Writers’ House coursework. The remaining half could be drawn (in consultation with advisor) from any college course taken during residency.

Multi-Genre: Minimums calculated based on the above parameters.