Pepto Bismal is holding a writing contest with big prizes -- $3000 grand prize with $1000 to two runners-up. Write an original story of 1,000 characters or fewer explaining how Pepto Max saved your day, and submit a photo that depicts your story and illustrates how Pepto Max saved your day. Visitors to the web site vote for the best story. You can enter as often as you like, but only once per day. And the deadline for this one is right around the corner -- February 28, 2007. For rules and details, visit
http://www.pepto-bismol.com/peptomax/deploy/index.shtml?x=story or
http://tinyurl.com/yoxq6fCat Tails is a new magazine that will launch this year. The editors are seeking fantasy and suspense stories, 500 - 5000 words involving cats. Cats must be portrayed in a positive light and absolutely no talking cats (emphasized by me because that was my favorite part). Payment is three cents a word for First North American Serial Rights. Send your submissions to Wildside Press, Attn: Cat Tales editor, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850
Is it just me or did anyone else read these two contest notices and immediately think: Rollings Reliable Baking Powder Competition! *giggle*
P.S. For Pepto Bismol competition, do they really want photos of Pepto saving the day?! Er. Yikes. :P