twˈɛlv ɹˈaɪɾɚz lˈɪvd ænd wˈɜːkt ɪn tʃˈæptɚz sˈaʊθpɔɪnt, ɐ bˈʊkstoːɹ ɪn ˈɛdmɔntən, ælbˈɜːɾə, kəmpˈoʊzɪŋ nˈɑːvəlz bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻmjˈuːzd kˈʌstəmɚz ænd ɐ nˈæʃənəl ˈɔːdiəns.
Twelve writers lived and worked in Chapters Southpoint, a bookstore in Edmonton, Alberta, composing novels before bemused customers and a national audience.