Contests:
Fox Valley Writers' Club currently holds one annual writing contest. Specifics can be found in the Contest Criticalities section to the right. The designation "TBD" indicates these details are yet To Be Determined for this year's contest.
Shirley Lee Writing Contest
The club has an annual writing contest open only to club members. Unnamed for over 15 years, in 2002 it was officially designated as the Shirley Lee Writing Contest in memory of a club member who died that year. Each year the theme is selected by voting on suggestions made by members. Submissions are judged by an outside writing expert with experience in the selected topic or genre. Winners are typically announced at the club's annual picnic held at the June meeting.
2010 Contest
Topic: Frightening screams broke the silence.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Curtis Brown |
| Second | Bill Bright |
| Third | Tammy Bradley |
2009 Contest
Topic: I should have grown up in the gay 90's.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Vic LeClair |
| Second | Marian Athens |
| Third | Judy Verhoven |
2008 Contest
Topic: Fictional election year diary.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Bill Bright |
| Second | Jessica Beckendorf |
| Third | Earl Gates |
2007 Contest
Topic: The Old Man in the Window.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Curtis L. Brown |
| Second | Ruthann Bornemann |
| Third | Marian Athens |
| Honorable Mention | Earl Gates |
| Vic LeClair |
2006 Contest
Topic: Empty.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Joyce Loecke |
| Second | Earl Gates |
| Third | Marj Moeller |
2005 Contest
Topic: Where did Etiquette Go?
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Randal Files |
| Second | Judy Verhoven |
| Third | Cheryl Root |
2004 Contest
Topic: Interview with a famous person, real or fictitious.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Curtis Brown |
| Second | Earl Gates |
| Third | Marian Athens |
Curtis L. Brown Writing Challenge
From 2005-2009, the Club sponsored the Curtis L. Brown Writing Challenge. It was open to any high school senior or older resident of the Appleton area. Contest themes and winners are recorded below.
2009 Contest
Topic: If you were to be interviewed on a nationwide talk show, what question or questions would you like to be asked, and how would you answer them?
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Raisa M. Ramos |
| Second | Vic LeClair III |
| Third | Judy Verhoven |
2008 Contest
Topic: Invention or Inventiveness.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Barbara Kaufmann |
| Second | Bethany Kempfert |
| Third | James A. Youngwerth |
2007 Contest
Topic: An Event or Person that Changed My Life.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Mike Peters |
| Second | Dixie Jarchow |
| Third | Colleen Ferris Holz |
| Honorable Mention | Aaron Heller |
| Carolee Borntreger | |
| Pamela M. Barnes |
2006 Contest
Topic: Making a Contribution to Society.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Earl Gates |
| Second | Richard Harron |
| Third | Tillie Fields |
| Honorable Mention | Judy A. Verhoven |
2005 Contest
Topic: Job Application.
| Place | Winner |
|---|---|
| First | Stacy Sherman |
| Second | Elizabeth Keggi |
| Third | Lola Schroeder |
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