I found this writing contest that sounds interesting and considering the limited number of participants, there are quite a few prizes.

 

SPRING ‘09 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST

 

The WritersWeekly.com Spring 2009 24-Hour Short Story Contest is now accepting entrants. Each contest is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up (it’s tons of fun!), so don’t delay if you want to participate.

 

1st Place: $300

2nd Place: $250

3rd Place: $200

 

Entry fee is $5. You can see the complete list of 85 prizes and sign up here:

 

http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html