There have been a number of threads on this board about how to get into the industry either as a freelancer or a publisher. Now, here's something that might be of interest to those with such an, uh, interest. The Great Falls Gaming Rendezvous (Great Falls, MT, October 5-7) will be holding an RPG Writers Workshop, where workshop participants can get feedback on their ideas and concepts from industry folks such as Guest of Honor CthulhuBob Lovely (Bob has repped for both Steve Jackson Games and Chaosium, and is the chair for MisCon), John Goff (Deadlands Noir, Deadlands Reloaded), and CJ Ruby (Luven Lightfinger's Gear & Treasure Shop, Inkantations: A Sourcebook of Tattoo Magic & Body Art). One lucky participant will be selected by the critiquing panel to produce a short (25,000 words maximum) product for PDF publication by 4 Winds Fantasy Gaming.
If you are interested, check out the info here: GFGR.org. To be selected as the winner, you must attend the event and be present during the workshop.