The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library has announced a writing contest
for writers who want to try their hand at completing Twain's manuscript of
"A Murder, a Mystery and a Marriage."  The contest is being held in
conjunction with the publication of the story in the July issue of Atlantic
Monthly.  According to Library officials, the competition will conclude
with the official release of a CD-ROM edition of the complete manuscript of
_Adventures of Huckleberry Finn_.  Details of the competition which begins
March 1 are available at the Library's web site at:

http://www.buffalolib.org/twain.html

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