The all-American writter...

Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, has promised to publish a book by a first-time author who wins a contest on Gather.com, a social-networking site that might be described as MySpace for grown-ups. (NY Times)

If you feel like trying out your skills in Uncle's Sam turf... You can still submit manuscripts.

Besides getting published, you can also win a 5.000USD prize. Who says writing doesn't make a living?? :-)