On the night of her 40th birthday, Paula J. Sanders was named the winner of TeCo Theatrical Productions’ 7th Annual New Play Competition. Like Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer prize winning Wit, Ms. Sanders’ play The Valiant Never Taste of Death focuses on the individual’s fight for life in the face of a cancer diagnosis. As Grand Prize Winner, she receives a $1,000 cash prize and two roundtrip tickets on American Airlines, the competition’s corporate sponsor. The winner was decided by audience members from six one-act plays staged over three weekends.