Series Registration for 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam is Now Open!!

Organizer a slam series in Canada and want to register a rep to compete in the 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam??

Registration for slam series is open exclusively to series from now until February 28, 2025!

To register your series, complete this form.

Are you an individual poet hoping to storm CIPS 2025? Storm Poet registration will open at 12:00 noon (PST) on March 1, 2025, on a first come, first served basis. Stay tuned for more details!!

ABOUT CIPS 2025:

CIPS 2025 takes place in Vancouver and online from April 16th to 19th. All CIPS events will take place at Chill X Studio (2270 Manitoba St) in Vancouver’s Mt. Pleasant neighbourhood.

CIPS will return to its original format in 2025:
  • Up to 24 participants will perform in two, 2-round preliminary bouts on April 16th and April 17th.
  • The 10 highest-ranked poets after preliminaries will compete in CIPS Finals on April 19th.
  • Preliminary bouts will feature up to 12 poets, with random judges giving scores between 0 and 10. Bouts on April 16th will feature 2-minute and 3-minute poems. Bouts on April 17th will feature of 4-minute and 1-minute poems. CIPS Finals on April 19th will feature three rounds of 3-minute poems, with “cut from below” elimination reducing the field between each round.

For full competition details, check here.

ABOUT SERIES REGISTRATION

The cost to register a series rep is $75. As soon as possible following registration, you will receive an email from the CIPS Tournament Director to confirm that registration has been received, as well as information about how to complete payment.

Your series does NOT need to have selected its representative in order to be registered. Completing the registration process will ensure a spot is held for them. If your series rep is not yet known, we ask that you return to update the form once you have their information.

If you are a poet hoping to compete in CIPS, but your local series qualifier won’t be held until after February 28, 2025, we recommend that you to register as a Storm Poet to ensure your spot in CIPS is guaranteed.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact the CIPS Tournament Director, Matt Miller, at cips@vancouverpoetryhouse.com