Writers, start your word processors!

Would you like to get your work onto WNW? Would you like a basket of free books? Are you trying to kill time at work, but the boss has blocked YouTube?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, here’s the deal:

Art inspires art. Choose one of the two pieces posted below as inspiration for a short story (1000 words or less). It’s sort of like a caption contest, but with an emphasis on artistic inspiration, not witty description.

Send your finished story to editor@writersnewsweekly.com, and we will pick a winner by the end of the month.

THE WINNER will receive a basket of our finest, dry-aged books. In addition, the winning story will be posted on WNW.

THE RUNNER UP will also have his or her story posted on WNW.

Without further ado, your muses:

P.118
Apollo with Cancer, 2008
Jeffrey Katrencik

P.168
Wake Up Moron, 2006
Elizabeth Scott

The inspiration for the first WritersNewsWeekly short story contest comes from the Fe Gallery in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The nonprofit art space opened in 2003 and hosts several shows a year.

These pieces are from the gallery’s 2008 show, In the Making: 250 Years/250 Artists, which celebrated Western Pennsylvania’s rich artistic heritage with the city's 250th anniversary.

According to Jill Larson, Fe’s founder and director, there are more artists per capita living and working in Southwestern Pennsylvania than any other region in the country. Bravo, SW Pa.!

The gallery is gearing up for its new show Boys will be Boys—a celebration of youth and masculinity sponsored by the fraternities of the University of Pittsburgh. The show opens March 20th. Check out their website at www.Fegallery.org.