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 | Writer’s Digest 82nd Annual Writing CompetitionThe Writer’s Digest 82nd Annual Competition is now accepting entries. Winners will be announced in the December 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine. DEADLINE: JUNE 3, 2013 |
 | The Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book AwardsThe 21st Annual Self-Published Book Awards is now open. Winners will be announced in the March 2014 issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine. DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2013 |
 | Writer’s Digest Science Fiction CompetitionWe are no longer accepting entries in the Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards Science Fiction Category. Winners will be listed in the May/June 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest. Learn more about the Science Fiction competition
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 | Writer’s Digest Thriller CompetitionThe Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards Thriller Category is now closed. Learn more about the Thriller competition
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 | Writer’s Digest Young Adult Fiction CompetitionThe Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards Young Adult Fiction Category is now closed. Winners will be listed in the May/June 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest. |
 | Writer’s Digest Romance CompetitionWe are no longer accepting entries in the Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards Romance Category. Winners will be listed in the May/June 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest. Learn more about the Romance competition
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 | Writer’s Digest Crime CompetitionThe Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards Crime Category is now closed. Winners will be listed in the May/June 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest. Learn more about the Crime writing competition
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 | Writer’s Digest Horror CompetitionThe Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Awards Horror Competition is no longer accepting entries. Winners will be listed in the May/June 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest. |
 | Short Short Story Writing CompetitionThe Writer’s Digest Short Short Short Story Writing Competition is closed and all winners have been notified. Thank you to everyone who entered. The top 10 winners will be announced in the July/August 2013 issue of Writer’s Digest Magazine. The top 25 manuscript will be printed in a special competition collection. If you would like to order a copy of the Competition Collection, it will be available in the Writer’s Digest Shop in late summer (supplies are limited). |
Your Story CompetitionEvery other month, Writer’s Digest will provide a short, open-ended prompt. Submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. The winner will receive publication in an upcoming issue of Writer’s Digest. Click here for details and to enter the Your Story Competition. | |
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JR Brown…
P.S. I forgot there are Poetry contests at Blue Mountain Arts website. It’s free even though they offer prize monies. They seem to prefer non-rhyming free style verse, *even though they *say rhyming poems are acceptable.
DeAnne Marie
JR Brown…have you tried Blue Mountain Arts at http://www.bluemountainarts or http://www.bluemountainpress
They have physical greeting cards of unique artistic style around the nation for many years and on their website they ask for card writers, and yes they pay. You’ll have to check it out and ask them the pay rate.
Markamillion… I agree w/you a thousand %. I think I’ve been a Writer since birth and I know I’m a life student, for life. Not only do we learn by our Writing efforts, it’s also from all the research reading we must do…including novel research reading. I walk several writing lines, as a Writer of shorts, poetry, novellas and mainstream articles as a journalist. I appreciate all venues.
It was rewarding to write and to submit one of my news articles into this WD Annual 82nd Writing Competiton.
Blessings of Success and Life Prosperity to all,
Creatively Speaking,
DeAnne Marie DuMaine, Author/Journalist
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Is there contest for a Novel. Something larger than a Short story of 4,000 word limit.
I was thinking the same…
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Looking for Poetry contests and home made greeting card work for payment. I create taglines for businesses. Example shurway lumber company – Its-your-way or the highway! You may get board but you wont get nailed. J.R .Brown QWIK WITZ
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Looking for Poetry contests and home made greeting card work for payment. I create taglines for businesses. Example shurway lumber company – Its-your-way or the highway! You may get board but you wont get nailed. J.R .Brown QWIK WITZ