Branson, Missouri and Taste of Home magazine are sponsoring a new national pie recipe contest. Your favorite pie recipe could win you one of several prizes, including a first prize of $2,500 cash, plus a trip for two for a 4-day/3-night fun-filled vacation in Branson.

You can enter your recipe in any of four pie categories-Fruit Pies, Nut Pies, Refrigerator/Freezer Pies and Pudding/Cream/Custard Pies. For complete pie show contest rules and entry form, go online and enter your great pie recipe at www.GreatAmericanPieShow.com.

Great American Pie Show finalists will be invited to come to Branson on April 24 and 25, where their pies will be presented to the judges along with host Al Roker from The Today Show. Winners will be announced at Taste of Home Cooking Schools held on those days.

For additional information about Branson's more than 100 live shows, festivals and special events, theme parks, lakes, golf courses, family attractions, shopping and other features, or to order a free Branson Vacation Guide, call the Branson/Lakes Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-214-3661 or visit our website at www.explorebranson.com.