�There�s no such thing,� he said aloud, �as a flawless novel. But if there is, [The Great Gatsby] is it.�
� Don Birnam, the protagonist of American novelist Charles Jackson's The Lost Weekend (1944)

From scorned love to spring and Shakespeare, each Type-Off� revolves around a unique literary theme, and this year is no different. The New York City Type-Off� is thrilled to announce F. Scott Fitzgerald�s The Great Gatsby* as the theme for the 6th Annual Type-Off. �

This year�s passages will feature selections from Fitzgerald�s novel, and the competition will take place in the historic and appropriately peculiar �Smart Clothes� gallery in the Lower East Side, a former haberdashery built in the early 1900s.

The gallery will be filled with the works of contemporary French painters, a conscious melding of old and new in the spirit of the Type-Off� and Mr. Gatsby himself. From Jazz Era music and literature to complimentary libations and amuse-bouches, guests can look forward to an evening of opulence befitting of Scott and Zelda�s literary New York. (Roaring 20�s attire is encouraged but certainly not required).

The competition itself will also include a collection of new and old traditions. As in past years, each contestant will be required to transcribe a pre-selected passage as quickly and accurately as possible on either our original black Remington Streamline or more recently acquired salmon-colored Olympia.

A wall-size projector will project each typist�s turn to the crowd, and, of course, the top three winners will receive cash prizes created from the pool of small contestant entry fees (Note: The more typers, the larger the prize).

As always, the Type-Off� is open to all of New York City. Now let the typing begin!