$780 Prizes in Writers Village Story Contest Winter 2011Prizes totalling $780 can be won for short fiction in any genre in the winter 2011 round of the Writers Village Best Writing award. The top award is $400 (250), with a $155 (100) second prize and third prize of $75 (50) plus five runner-up prizes of $30 (20). All entrants, winners or not, gain a helpful critique of their story - a feature thought to be unique among low-fee writing contests.Winners will be awarded the title Winner, the Writers Village Best Writing winter 2011 Award and see their work showcased online.Any genre of prose fiction may be submitted up to 3000 words, except playscripts and poetry. Entries are welcomed world-wide. The fee is $15 (10) for two entries and multiple entries are permitted. Deadline is 31st December 2011. Entry rules plus all winning stories since 2009 can be found at:http://www.writers-village.org