We at TORn, and on behalf of EA Games, would like to thank all the writers who entered this writing contest. We had entries from all over the world who eagerly put words to their thoughts and imaginations and sent us some outstanding entries. It was the sheer quantity and quality of these entries that caused us to delay announcing the winners, but we are now ready to do so. And don’t forget to check out EA Games latest venture into the world of the Lord of the Rings – The Battle for Middle-earth II, in stores now! Winners will be contacted via email in the next few days. [Winners] [Battle for Middle-earth II]

Tim Richardson, Director “The Dork of the Rings” writes: Alright, all you Dorker filmmakers out there, we are proud (if not self-indulgent) to announce the DORK FAN FILM CONTEST. Pull out your cameras and shoot your own movie using characters, themes, whatever from The Dork of the Rings . Explore our website, watch our videos and read the forum to get your inspiration at www.dorkoftherings.com. [More]

From MSN: Have you seen every “Lord of the Rings” episode ten times? Were you in line at midnight to go see “King KongR21;? What would you do to win a phone call from Academy Award winning director, Peter Jackson? To celebrate the release of the King Kong DVD, one lucky fan will win a 15 minute phone call with Peter Jackson! [More]

Here is your chance to win an Xbox 360 bundle, a copy of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II’, and other great prizes in TheOneRing.net and EA Games ‘Northern Kingdom Writing Contest!’ Put your creative hats on and write your own short story about the Dunedain and the struggles of the Northern Kingdom. TheOneRing.net staff will review the entries and winners will be announced April 7th 2006. Click for the details! [Giveaway]

Ringer Spy BalrogWithWings writes: Greater Union is holding a competition to win tickets to the FSF Convention on September 11th in Sydney. The convention includes talks by the special guests, question and answer times, autograph sessions, a charity auction of LOTR items and a huge range of merchandise and collectibles. [More]