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 http://www.dwpconline.org/.
· 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.
Entry Form
USE A SEPARATE FORM AND CHECK FOR EACH ENTRY – PLEASE PRINT
Duplicate if necessary. Form also available at the Denver Woman’s Press Club web site (http://www.dwpconline.org/)
Name:................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Address:............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
City: ...................................................................................................... State: ........................................... ZIP Code:..................................................
Email: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Daytime Phone: ................................................................................. Evening Phone: ..............................................................................................
Please tell us how you learned about the competition: ..........................................................................................................................................
Enclosed: ________ Check to cover ($20 fiction, $20 nonfiction, $10 poetry) payable to Denver Woman’s Press Club
________ Two (2) copies of each manuscript
________ Self addressed stamped envelope (Note: Four or more pages require extra postage; have package weighed.)
Mail entries to: The Denver Woman’s Press Club, P.O. Box 460508, Aurora, CO 80015, for the attention of:
Fiction Chairperson | Nonfiction Chairperson | Poetry Chairperson |
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. |
