A Twitter WRITING contest - ends March 1

As announced in our February newsletter, Goodreads is hosting its first ever Status Update Writing Contest. There are 10 days left - all official entries must be posted before March 1, 2009. Get those creative juices flowing!

The "status update" is the web's newest reinvention of communication. We want to know how creative writers can be when they are challenged to tell a story through multiple status updates over the course of a day, with only 140 characters to work with per post. You have to make every character count. You could even write about mystery shopping if you want to.

Also, due to popular demand, we've opened the contest to Twitter users. This means you can post your story via your Goodreads status updates or your Twitter account. Either way, you must join the contest group and post your story's start date & time. Twitter users: don't forget to start each tweet with #goodreads. This will help us find and read your story from start to finish. The contest group includes official rules, a step-by-step how-to for writers unfamiliar with status updates, and general food for thought.

Are you a reader, not a writer? You can also join the contest group if you simply want to follow the contest happenings. We'll post all the stories at the end of the contest and create a poll to select a winner!m