The Denver Egotist: Second Annual Contributor Drive

Traffic is growing exponentially. Solicitations for coverage are raining down. But, damn it, we’re striving to be even more perfect around this joint – and we won’t be satisfied until we’re in the Top 10 on this list. So we’re doing what we did about a year ago and inviting you to write an essay that grabs our attention and gets us to add you as a contributor to this glamorous offering.

Maybe you don’t want to write your essay and you’d rather tell us why you’d make a good Egotist in pretty pictures. Forget it, we’re looking for great writers. Maybe you’d rather try to get to know every great creative director in town by sending your book to them and scheduling an “informational interview.” Forget it, you’re not smart enough to realize you can painlessly connect with them right through our site and use that to your advantage if you choose. Maybe you’d rather report on what’s going on in other creative hot-bed cities. Well, maybe you should just move there, smartypants.

Rules

:: All entries must be 750 words or less on the topic of “Why I would be a great Denver Egotist.”

:: All entries must be emailed (not inserted in the comment section below) to the[at]denveregotist.com by Friday, October 24, 2008.

:: Genuine people who have a lot to say (just no venue in which to say it) will be the only ones seriously considered.

:: And please be entertaining, not douchey.

Judging

:: Entries will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of The Denver Egotist.

:: Top three essays as selected by The Denver Egotist will be posted on our site, and the top essay author will be selected by our readers and crowned The New Denver Egotist – joining our editorial staff and commencing duties immediately. All authors will be kept anonymous, as dictated by the way things work around here. The position is yet unpaid through monetary. We stress YET, because that will soon change.

:: PLEASE NOTE: Please don’t put a ton of revealing details about yourself in your essay. We’re going to post our three favorite essays for reader voting and we’d rather not reveal who you are in the process.

Onward.