With a nod to spring, Writing.com has partnered with Gotham Writers’ Workshop to present a Tweet Writing Contest.

Following the Twitter craze, we challenge you to dazzle us with a piece of writing that is no more than 140 characters (characters = letters, punctuation marks, and spaces). You may write on any topic and use any form—fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. As Strunk and White say, “Vigorous writing is concise.”

Here’s an example, a work of “microfiction” by Ana Maria Shua:

I have nothing against fried eggs. They’re the ones who look at me with amazement, terrified, wide-eyed.

The winning tweet will be published in the next Gotham catalog and online at WritingClasses.com. The author will receive a free 10-Week Writing Workshop and a Writing.com membership. And we’ll also post some of the leading entries on Gotham’s Twitter page: www.twitter.com/gothamwriters.

To Enter
Write about any topic in 140 characters or less. Entry is free. Enter online below. Entries must be submitted by April 24, 2011. GWW reserves the right to publish the winning entry in printed and electronic formats. Limit one entry per person.

Visit the website for details: http://www.writingclasses.com/ContestPages/twitter.php