Hive: Have The Last Word competition

The independent booksellers' consortium Hive has launched a writing competition with £1,000 worth of purchases from its outlets as first prize.  Crime author Mark Billingham has authored the beginning of a short story; the challenge is to finish it with up to 1,200 new words of your own.  There's a runner-up prize of £250 for the entry most voted for on the competition website.  The competition runs until 4th November 2011.  To enter, see the story so far here.  You can find out more about Hive here.