If you had been listening to my original podcast show, then you herd me interview Kathy Kinney, who’s website MrsP.com is an amazing website for kids! If you didn’t hear my podcast, or you don’t know who Mrs. P is, Check it out here! MrsP.com was developed to promote a lifetime love of reading and help spark young imaginations.

I am honored to announce that Mrs. P is holding a ” Be A Famous Writer” Contest, open to all children ages 4 to 13. Aspiring Writers can write a story, on any topic, no less than 250 words, and no more than 1,000 words. Submissions may be fiction of non-fiction. The two Grand Prize winners ‘ stories will be read by Mrs. P and become part of Mrs. P’s Magic Library. Original illustrations will be created and a hardcover book of their story will be given to the winners to make a part of their own library!

Submissions will be accepted from September 1st – October 15, 2009.

Mrs. P has some awesome judges lined up for this contest too! Dave Barry, Andre Bormanis, Craig Ferguson and Diana Leszczynski are all amazing writers and entertainers.

“One of Mrs. P’s goals is to encourage kids to use their imaginations.  Hosting a national writing contest and giving kids the chance for their stories to be read by the best and most famous writers around seemed like the perfect way to do this,” said MrsP.com co-creator Clay Graham, who was head writer and an executive producer of “The Drew Carey Show.”

Kids, grab your pencil and paper, computer and keyboard, or whatever you want to use to write  your story. Add a dash of imagination and get to writing!