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Contributed by: Linda Pohle on 1/12/2006

Is your cat the only one who knows you're a terrific writer? If so, let the cat out of the bag and enter the 2006 Unknown Writers' Contest, sponsored by the Denver Woman's Press Club. This annual competition, which has been held for over 20 years, is open to Colorado residents, men and women, age 18 and older who have never been commercially published. Categories this year are short story fiction (up to 2000 words), non-fiction (journalistic essay or personal experience up to 2000 words)) and poetry (one to three poems per entry, up to 100 words each). There is a small entry fee--$20 for fiction and non-fiction; $10 for poetry. Entries must be postmarked no later than February 1. For rules and entry forms, go to www.denverwomanspressclub.org or call the club at 303-839-1519."The Denver Woman's Press Club, founded in 1898, is one of the oldest women's press clubs in the nation," says Nan O'Neal Campbell, chairperson of the 2006 contest. "We have over 220 members, all of whom are professional writers. This contest is one way we encourage and recognize aspiring writers in our state. Plus, we use some of the proceeds from the contest to award scholarships to college students in writing-related fields."According to Campbell, Denver Woman's Press Club members read contest entries and provide positive feedback on each one. Three winners in each category will receive cash prizes at a reception to be held at the club's 95-year-old historic home at 1325 Logan Street in April. "One of the joys of this contest is seeing the faces of the winners and their friends and families at the reception," says Campbell, a club member since 1997. "Several winners have gone on to become published writers and credit this contest with giving them the confidence to pursue their dream."One of those writers is Jennie Shortridge. "At the beginning of my writing career, I entered a travel piece I'd written in the Unknown Writers' Contest," says Shortridge. "I doubted I'd win, knowing that highly esteemed writers were judging the contest. When I won, I felt not only validated as a writer, but warmly welcomed into the world of those who did what I wanted so badly to do." Since winning the contest, Shortridge has continued to write and is now the author of the bestselling novels Eating Heaven and Riding with the Queen.Could you be the next Jennie Shortridge? Find out by entering the 2006 Unknown Writers' Contest by February 1.Linda Pohle is a freelance writer and 10-year member of the Denver Woman's Press Club.

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