Enter the 81st Annual Writing Competition and gain access to agents, to editors, to your peers, to readers. Winning entries will be on display in the 81st Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection and entrants will gain the spotlight they deserve.
Compete and Win in 10 Categories!
- Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
- Memoirs/Personal Essay
- Magazine Feature Article
- Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.)
- Mainstream/Literary Short Story
- Rhyming Poetry
- Non-rhyming Poetry
- Stage Play
- Television/Movie Script
- Children’s/Young Adult Fiction
Entry Fee
- Poems: $15 for the first entry; $10 for each additional poem submitted submitted during the same transaction.
- All other entries: $25 for the first manuscript; $15 for each additional entry submitted during the same transaction.
Prizes
GRAND PRIZE:
- $3,000 cash
- a trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City
- individual attention from 4 editors or agents
First Place: $1,000 cash and $100 off WD Shop purchase
Second Place: $500 cash and $100 off WD Shop purchase
Third Place: $250 cash and $100 off WD Shop purchase
Fourth Place: $100 cash and $50 off WD Shop purchase
Fifth Place: $50 cash and $50 off WD Shop purchase
Sixth through Tenth Place: $25 cash
All Winners also receive a 1-year Writer’s Digest VIP membership, which includes a one-year subscription (new or renewal) to Writer’s Digest Magazine, 1 year access to WritersMarket.com, discounts on Writer’s Digest University workshops and purchases at WritersDigestShop.com and more.
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2012
81st Annual Writer’s Digest WRITING COMPETITION COLLECTION The Grand Prize manuscript, the First Place manuscript in each category, and the names of the top 10 winners in each category will be printed in a special competition collection. Purchase a copy online or use the coupon on the printable entry form. (Publication date: November 2012. You are not required to purchase the collection to enter the competition.)
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