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Is your work ready to reach a wider readership? If so, then we invite you to enter The Writer 2010 Short-Story Contest. 

We're looking for original fiction on any theme that is brilliant, bold, and concise (no more than 2,000 words). We're offering great prizes and great exposure for your work, including publication in The Writer.

What are you waiting for? Submit your entry today!

PRIZES
First Place: $1,000; publication, along with the finalist judge's comments, in The Writer magazine;  a free 10-week creative writing workshop offered online by Gotham Writers' Workshop ($420 value); and one-year subscription to The Writer magazine.

Second Place: $300; free enrollment in a four-week How to Get Published seminar taught online by a literary agent and Gotham Writers' Workshop ($150 value); publication on The Writer Web site (WriterMag.com); and a one-year subscription to The Writer magazine.

Third Place: $200; free enrollment in a four-week How to Get Published seminar taught online by a literary agent and Gotham Writers' Workshop ($150 value); publication on The Writer Web site (WriterMag.com); and a one-year subscription to The Writer magazine.

Finalist judge: Susan Breen - author of The Fiction Class and frequent contributor to The Writer.

STEP 1: Submit Your Entries

Submit An Entry Entry Title: Word Count: 0 Please keep your submission under 2000 words.* Entry Text: There is a $10 fee per entry. You may submit more than one. When you are finished submitting entries, continue on to Step 2, below

STEP 2: Enter Contact Information

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By submitting this entry you signify:

1. That you are the author of the entry
2. That you are 18 years of age or older on the date of entry
3. That the work is original and unpublished
4. That you agree to the rules of the competition

Entry fee
$10 per entry, payable to Gotham Writers' Workshop. Payments must be in U.S. funds. Entry fees are nonrefundable.

Deadline
Entry must be submitted online by midnight, May 31, 2010.

Rules
1. Entries must be submitted online only, using the official entry form above. Mailed entries will not be accepted. 

2. All entries must be original and previously unpublished in a book, nationally distributed periodical or Web-based magazine. Entries must be in English and submitted by the author, who must be at least 18 years old at the time of entry.

3. Entries may not exceed 2,000 words (including title). No graphic language, sex or violence.

4. A $10 nonrefundable entry fee, payable to Gotham Writers' Workshop, must accompany each entry. If you do not wish to pay by credit card, you may send a check for $10 per entry, payable to "Gotham Writers' Workshop" to the address below. You must include the title of your entry and your name on the check. Your entry will not be forwarded to the judges until payment is received. Mail checks only (entry must be submitted online using form above) to:

Gotham Writers' Workshop
555 8th Avenue #1402
New York,  NY  10018-4358
Att: The Writer Short-Story Contest

5. You will receive an email confirmation upon the successful processing of your entry. Please allow five business days after submission for processing.

6. You may submit more than one entry, but each entry must be accompanied by a $10 entry fee. No revisions will be accepted under any circumstances, as entries are forwarded to judges upon submission. Simultaneous submissions are not allowed.

7. Winners will be notified via email by September 15, 2010. All entrants will be notified of the results on September 30, 2010.

8. Employees and affiliates of The Writer, Kalmbach Publishing Co., and Gotham Writers' Workshop are prohibited from entering.

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