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Slate.com is running a contest for the best 500-word or less short story about the worthless object in the picture above. Deadline is October 16. The contest is inspired by the Significant Objects project launched by Joshua Glenn and Rob Walker featuring writers including Nicholson Baker, Curtis Sittenfeld and Colson Whitehead. Follow the link for [...]

I got an e-mail yesterday from a writing friend of mine, Karen McQuestion, forwarding information on the second annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition. Beginning February 2, 2009, Amazon will accept unpublished novel manuscripts. The contest closes February 8 or when 10,000 manuscripts have been received, whichever comes first. Follow the link to find all [...]