Via Gawker. 
Inspired by the need for quality plagiarism, the Morning News announces its “Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta” contest. This is not for the recreational copy-cat: using no less than five different books, your entry must total 750 words, none of which are your own. You may not plagiarize single words, but actual phrases, sentences, or passages, and all your material must be cited.
To remind them that this was “the moment ethics in writing died,” winners will have their story published on TMN and will receive a TMN mug, t-shirt, and a $500,000 two-book deal.
raincoaster 
I think I’m gonna do this, using all plaguiarists. Let’s see: Shalit, Ms. Mehta’s author whose name I cannot spell, Jayson Blair, Stephen Glass (or do fantasists count?) and maybe JT LeRoy because hey, what’s a kooky fake writer contest without a little JT LeRoy, eh? Wish me luck meeting the deadline.
Official Rules, cuz I’m too lazy to check the website all the time:
The Rules:
—Your final piece is limited to 750 of other peoples’ words; none of those words may be your own.
—All material must be cited (author, work, page number). This is the only part where you have to be honest; unlike professional publishers, we’re actually going to check.
—You must plagiarize from a minimum of five different books by as many authors as you wish. The only demand we make is that those books were published at some point, somewhere.
—You must lift only phrases, whole sentences, or passages. No1 single2-word3 citations4 allowed5.
All entries must be received by midnight on Friday, May 12, or by the time we check our email on Saturday morning, whichever comes later.
Entries will be judged on the creative use of their source material as well as the excellence of the finished story. The winner of the TMN “Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta” Contest will have his or her story published on The Morning News, and will also receive a TMN T-shirt and mug to remind them of this, the moment ethics in writing died.
Send all entries to talk AT themorningnews DOT org (paste your story into the body of the email—no attachments, please), and good luck!