To launch my new book "The Writing Contest Expert's Guide to Fiction Contests", which lists more than 200 writing contests hand-picked for writers of fiction from flash to genre to short to novels, I'm running a contest.

You need to write a description of a fake writing contest in no more than 200 words. Please include the contest's name, judge's name, prize details, entry fee. Humor is welcome - make your contest listing the silliest, most extravagant, or simply the most obvious fake in writing contest history.

Deadline - midnight October 31th 2007, GMT

Details

All entrants will be e-mailed details of the winning entry by November 30^th  2007.

Entry fee - none

Winner's Prize - Grace's e-books - "Positive Thoughts for Writers" and "The Writing Contest Expert's Guide to Fiction Contest", and a gift voucher for Amazon.com (25 US dollars) or Amazon.co.uk (20 Sterling).

Judge - Grace Tierney (www.gracetierney.com)

Word Count - 200 or less

Open to entrants writing in English from any country and of any age.

E-mail your entry/query to grace at gracetierney dot com (replace at and dot with the symbols) and include your full name and e-mail address as the winner will be informed by e-mail.

More on "The Writing Contest Expert Series"

This series of e-books draws on my extensive research and knowledge of writing contests from my four year stint as contest guru for Writer Online. Individual e-books will focus on key areas - Fiction Contests (published Autumn 2007), Poetry Contests, Contests for Young Writers (will be a free e-book), Stage and Screen Contests, and Non-Fiction Contests.

Pre-orders will be accepted via grace at gracetierney dot com (use @ and . when e-mailing).

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