[Wikinews-l] Wikinews writing contest underway!

[Erik Moeller]

The first International Wikinews Writing Contest (IWWC) is now underway. 
If you are a contestant, please register (link) your contributions every 
day in the log, e.g. under

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/International_Wikinews_Writing_Contest#September_1

for today. If you are not a contestant, you can still sign up today 
without incurring article debt -- after then, every day you wait is an 
additional article you have to write later.

The prizes so far:
- 300$ in cash for the 3 winners
- A full distribution of SuSE Linux 9.3 on DVD
- 3 basic web site designs
- A free MediaWiki site hosted by myoo.de
- An Opera 8 registration code
- Lots of GMail invites :-)

Please continue to spread the word about the contest to your local 
language editions. Let's hope that it becomes a truly international event.

Best,

Erik