Recently I received and email from a nice young lady named Lindsay. She is the content manger of wiseGEEK.com. They are having a writing contest with prizes totaling $10,000.
I checked out the site just to make sure everything looked good. I'm happy to say that everything looked legit. The site answers questions like "What is a dual monitor setup?" and "What is fly fishing?" There's some good stuff on there and you might just learn something by accident.
Here are the details that Lindsay sent -
wiseGEEK Writing Contest: $10,000 in prizes!
$7,500 first prize for the winning article for wiseGEEK Writing Contest. wiseGEEK.com provides clear answers to common questions, and to celebrate our 10,000th article, we're seeking submissions from our wise community. ALL appropriate submissions will be published with your byline on wiseGEEK.com. Competition is open to writers over the age of 18, and there is no limit to the number of submissions.
Deadline: 31 May 2007
Prizes: $7,500 First Prize, 10 x $250 Honorable Mention
Entry Fee: $0.00
Link to FAQ/Registration:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-wisegeek-writing-contest.html