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" It&amp;#039;s that time of year again! Starting today, through the end of the year, you have a shot at winning $5,000 in cash (plus a phone call with Shiver author Maggie Stiefvater, and the chance to be published on Seventeen.com), for being an amazing writer. That&amp;#039;s right: Seventeen&amp;#039;s 2011 Fiction Contest is open on! So if you have a way with words, and happen to have an amazing, original story to tell, get excited, and start writing today. We&amp;#039;re working with Scholastic (definitely check out This Is Teen, their awesome community for writers and book-lovers), Maggie (she&amp;#039;s helping to judge the contest too, so be sure to read her her (you can share your writing, get advice, and get to know other authors over there!), to bring you these super-cool prizes. So don&amp;#039;t forget to check them all out before you get started. If you&amp;#039;re looking for a little bit of extra inspiration before you start brainstorming, read our exclusive Q&amp;amp;amp;A with Maggie\u2014she&amp;#039;ll make you laugh and jump start your creativity at the same time! Also inspiring: Check out her story, &amp;quot;Hope Is the Thing with (Paper) Feathers,&amp;quot; to give you an idea of what it takes to win!  Once you have your story finished (make sure it&amp;#039;s less than 500 words), head over to Figment, and enter to win here! Don&amp;#039;t forget to check out the official rules for entry here. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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