First Prize: St. Martin’s Press publishing contract
The Judge: Lord Jeffrey Archer
Entry Fee: None

Your submission must be 5,000 words or shorter. One entry per person. But hurry, entry deadline is October 2.

Enter online at Jeffrey Archer Presents.
CONTEST UPDATES
Approaching deadlines:
> Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest—entry deadline is Oct. 1
> Scriptapalooza TV Writing Competition—entry deadline is Oct. 1
> Hint Fiction Writing Contest—entry deadline is Oct. 11

For younger writers:
> Sylvia K. Burack Writing Award—now accepting entries from 11th and 12th graders

In other contest news:
> Time Out New York—enter to win a 10-week workshop (entry deadline is today)
> The Writer 2010 Short-Story Contest—winners announced
> TV Me! Television Pitch Contest—entry deadline is Nov 30
> Film Racing Contest—make a movie in 24 hours