Congratulations to Angela Waldron, first place winner in the Nonfiction Essay or Article category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning article, "Blessings of a Mother: Eej Khad, the Mother Rock of Mongolia."

Congratulations to Wim Coleman, first place winner in the Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's a preview of his winning play, "The Mad Scene."

Congratulations to Nadra Dupé Henderson, first place winner in the Rhyming Poetry category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning poem, "Unalloyed Love."

Congratulations to Alison Luterman, first-place winner in the Non-Rhyming Poetry category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning story, "Music We Make in the Basement."

Congratulations to Brian Wedlake, first place winner in the Inspirational/Spiritual Essay category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's his winning essay, "One Mourning in Moore Haven."

Congratulations to Marina Richards, first place winner in the Children’s/Young Adult Fiction category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning story, "Cicada Summer."

Congratulations to Vanessa Baehr-Jones, first place winner in the Memoir/Personal Essay category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's the winning essay, "The Chasm Opens."

Congratulations to Maura Beth Brennan, first place winner in the Genre Short Story category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning story, "Shooting Star."

Congratulations to Caitlin Brady, first place winner in the Mainstream/Literary Short Story category of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning story, "The Lasso."

Congratulations to the winners of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition!

Congratulations to Jill Madden Melchoir, Grand Prize winner of the 91st Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning non-rhyming poem, "The Birds of Menards."

Write a drabble—a short story of exactly 100 words—based on the photo prompt below. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to Emmett Knowlton, Grand Prize winner of the 22nd Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition. Here's his winning story, "Bluebird."

Congratulations to the winners of the 22nd Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition!

Congratulations to Alyssa Rickert, Grand Prize winner of the 2nd Annual Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards. Here's her winning essay, "In Between."

Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below. (One sentence only.) You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to the winners of the 9th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards! Discover the titles that placed in the categories of contemporary fiction, fantasy, memoir, mystery, and more.

Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 WD Poetry Awards!

Congratulations to the winners of the second annual Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards!

Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below. (One sentence only.) You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to all the winners of the 29th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards! Read an interview with the Grand Prize-winning author Zenda Walker in the March/April 2022 issue.

Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to Elaine Howley, first place winner in the Print or Online Article category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning article, "Surfacing an Aquatic Diaspora."

Congratulations to Olga El, first place winner in the Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning stageplay script, "Jaguar Woman."

Congratulations to Nicole Adabunu, first place winner in the Non-Rhyming Poetry category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning poem, "won't you celebrate with me."

Congratulations to MF Slattery, first place winner in the Rhyming Poetry category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's the winning poem, "She Lives in Underbridge World"

Congratulations to Elizabeth Rosen, first place winner in the Mainstream/Literary Short Story category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning story, "Tracks."

Congratulations to D. M. Ullrich, first place winner in the Genre Short Story category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's his winning story, "A Brief Cameo."

Congratulations to Sara Karnoscak, first place winner in the Children’s/Young Adult Fiction category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning story, "Upside Down Man."

Congratulations to Henry Hack, first place winner in the Inspirational/Spiritual Essay category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's his winning essay, "Pop."

Congratulations to LC Helms, first place winner in the Memoir/Personal Essay category of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's the winning essay, "Passion’s War."

Congratulations to the winners of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition!

Congratulations to Melissa Joplin Higley, Grand Prize winner of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning non-rhyming poem, "Anticipatory Grief."

Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below. (One sentence only.) You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to the winners of the 21st Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition!

Congratulations to JJ Lubinski, Grand Prize winner of the Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition. Here's her winning story, "The Night the Moon Cries."

Author and competition judge Audrey Wick shares 6 insider tips for perfecting your story entry.

The winner of the 2020 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards discusses the inspiration behind her first-place poem, “The Loneliest Whale."

Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 WD Poetry Awards!

Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to the winners of the first annual Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards!

Write the opening line to a story based on the photo prompt below. (One sentence only.) You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to J.E. Stamper, grand prize winner of the Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards. Here's his winning essay, "Suspended."

Whitney Hill, winner of the 8th Annual WD Self-Published E-Book Awards, talks fan fiction, creating her own stories, and why she chose to self-publish.

Want to see your work published in WD? Here are editor tips on how to write a winning Your Story entry.

Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

Congratulations to Elaine Howley, first place winner in the Print or Online Article category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning article, "The Other Side"

Congratulations to Michael Keane, first place winner in the Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's his winning TV Pilot script, "Andromeda's Way."

Congratulations to Alison Luterman, first place winner in the Non-Rhyming Poetry category of the 89th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Here's her winning poem, "Paying the Rent."