A diarist is hoping to inspire journalers to put reality aside and dwell for a time on the magical."The Enchanted Tale Contest" the brainchild of journaler and writer Rasee Govindani invites fellow journalers to submit a piece of fantasy writing.

Sometimes, when you've spent so much time assessing the reality of your life, you forget about the world that can be created inside your head," Govindani explains. "I decided to put this together to offer writers incentive, perhaps, to abandon their own lives for a while and let their imaginations run wild."

Govindani has convened a panel of four judges: Kathy Handey, Leonard Ng, Mallika Khuansathavoranit, and personal friend Andy McEntyre. The winner will receive a mysterious "gift package." There may also be honorable mentions. All submitted pieces will be posted or linked to at the "Enchanted Tale Contest" website.

Writers need not be published, nor web diarists, to submit a piece. "The only rule I have is that your story must be a fantasy, which means I'd like to see dragons and fairies and witches and magic and flying carpets and magic lamps and anything else you can come up with that is as far from reality as possible," Govindani explains.

The winners in the latest round of The Diarist Awards were announced today. With this quarter's close, the awards established in 1999 celebrate their second birthday.

In the Entry Awards, New York diarist Sarah D. Bunting won Best Comedic Entry with her piece, "Hit the Gas." Best Dramatic Entry went to Muffet for "His Name Wasn’t Silas, It Was Simon."

In Site Awards, British diarist John Bailey was recognized for Best Writing, and Arizona diarist Jann won for Best Design. California diarist Terri, meanwhile, was inducted into the Hall of Fame with the Legacy Award.

Recognizing that escribitionists are often a font of useless information, a new quiz site "recklessly" combines trivia and online journals. "Top Noggin: Trivia for Journalers" challenges diarists to put their grey matter to the test.

While the first "official" quiz is still coming up, nearly a hundred people have already taken the sample "Taste Test" quiz since it went up on Valentine's Day. It's no walk in the park, either: the top score so far is 85 percent, a mark set by New York diarist Kathy Handey. Question topics ranged from Beatles' songs to astronomy to journalers and their nicknames. "You know Diaryland was created by a guy named Andrew," reads one question. "But what is his last name?"

While "Top Noggin" is open to anyone, journalers are encouraged to sign up to be a "Nogginator," who can then participate in "Noggin Runs" in which they race to not only get the highest score, but finish in the shortest time and are eligible to be an All-Time Top Noggin.

"Top Noggin" was created by Diarist.Net founder and Honolulu journaler Ryan. (And Andrew's last name is Smales.)