Maybe you only have an idea for a story. Perhaps you're working on your 10th novel. We don't care if you just started writing or just finished the thing, we want your first page! This January the Durango Public Library is running the Fourth Annual Page One Contest. Winners receive a $100 Maria's gift certificate and their work aired on the Page One radio program. The winning pages will be selected by mid-February and will be aired on KSUT & KDUR in March 2026.

Contest rules are as follows: "One page" means approx. 300 - 500 words, typed. Submissions must be original works by locals only. Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, young adult, and children's genres are all welcome. This contest is for writers ages 14 and older. All submissions must include a title.

Submissions can be emailed to spenser.snarr@durangoco.gov or dropped off at Durango Public Library between January 1-January 31.

More about Page One: Each week DPL Staff member Nancy Stoffer chooses a compelling first page from a book within the library's collection and reads it on local radio stations KDUR and KSUT. The Page One Radio program airs on KSUT Mondays 9:30 a.m. & Saturdays 7:56 a.m. and KDUR Fridays 11:45 a.m. & Sundays 10:30 a.m.