I don't know if all you writers are already aware of this, but Authonomy.com is running a short story competition in conjunction with Act On CO2 (which is a UK climate change thingummy). First prize is publication in an anthology of stories.
If you're interested, the details are here:
http://blog.authonomy.com/2010/01/fa...c02-short.html
I've written mine...if it wins then great, if it doesn't then I'll just put it on Smashwords and my website (and pester you until you read it).