Writer's Digest sponsors several writing competitions annually. To read more about our competitions, see below.
Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards
Deadline: 11/1/2010
Writer's Digest is accepting entries in the Popular Fiction Awards. Compete and Win in All 5 Categories! The Grand Prize-Winner will receive a trip to the Writer's Digest Conference in New York City, $2,500 cash, $100 worth of Writer's Digest Books and the 2011 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market.
Writer's Digest Annual Short Short Story Writing Competition
Deadline: 12/1/2010
Writer's Digest is now accepting entries in the 11th Annual Short Short Story Competition. Winners will appear in our June 2011 issue. Click here for details and to enter online.
Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Competition
Deadline: 12/15/2010
The 6th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards is now accepting entries. Don't miss your chance to win cash, a trip to the Writer's Digest Conference and exposure in our August 2011 issue.
We are no longer accepting entries for this competition. We are awarding more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. Winners will be notified in October and top winners will be announced in our December issue.
The top 10 winners in each category from the 78th Annual Competition were listed in the December 2009 issue of Writer's Digest. You can also check out the winners of the 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition here.
The Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards
The 18th Annual Self-Published Book Awards is no longer accepting entries.We are giving away more than $17,000 in cash and prizes. Winners will be notified in October and announced in the March 2011 issue.
Thank you to all of the participants in the 17th Annual competition. Winners have been notified and the results appear in the March/April 2010 issue of Writer's Digest.
Your Story
Every other month, Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story. The winner will receive publication in an upcoming issue of Writer's Digest.
For rules, prompts, deadlines, voting and other details about the Your Story competition, visit:
