THE UNKNOWN WRITERS’ CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE DENVER WOMAN’S PRESS CLUB
ENTER AND BECOME AN AWARD-WINNING WRITER!
For more information call 1-303-839-1519 or go to www.dwpconline.org.
ENTRY FEES:
• Fiction: $20 per entry
• Nonfiction: $20 per entry
• Poetry: $10 per entry (up to three poems per entry)
A separate entry fee of $20 must accompany each fiction and nonfiction entry; $10 for
each poetry entry (up to three poems per entry). Checks are payable to Denver Woman’s
Press Club.
EACH ENTRY MUST INCLUDE:
• Completed entry form.
• Cover sheet with manuscript title, word count, author’s name and telephone number,
and category entered.
• Two copies of each manuscript or poem, with title and page number on each page.
Author’s name must not appear on the manuscript or poem.
• Separate entry fee and entry form must accompany each entry. Entries must be sent to the address below for the attention of the listed party.
• Self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) large enough for the return of the manuscript or poem pages and judges comments. (Four or more pages require extra postage.)
CASH PRIZES: Three prizes will be awarded in each category. First prize: $125; second
prize $75; third prize $50.
Contestants may submit only one entry per category but may enter all categories.
Manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced (poems may be single-spaced), one side
only, on white paper (8½ x 11 inches).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Postmarked no later than Saturday, February 12, 2011.
UNKNOWN WRITERS’ CONTEST RECEPTION: Saturday, April 9, 2011, from 2-4 PM.
REQUIREMENTS:
• Contest is open to both men and women.
• Entrants must be Colorado residents, age 18 or older.
• Entrants have never been professionally published.
• Contestants may not have won first place in the 2010 competition.
CATEGORIES:
• Fiction: Short story. Max. 2,000 words.
• Nonfiction: Essay (personal experience, opinion piece, etc.) Max. 2,000 words.
• Poetry: Entry may include up to three (3) poems. Maximum 100 words each (not including title). Any form.
More information here.
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