From the Winners
Writer's Digest 91st Annual Competition Inspirational/Spiritual Essay First Place Winner: "One Mourning in Moore Haven"
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."
Writer's Digest 91st Annual Competition Memoir/Personal Essay First Place Winner: "The Chasm Opens"
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."
Writer's Digest 91st Annual Competition Winning Non-Rhyming Poem: "The Birds of Menards"
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."
Bluebird: Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition Winner
Congratulations to Emmett Knowlton, Grand Prize winner of the 22nd Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition. Here's his winning story, "Bluebird."
Announcing the Winners of the 22nd Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition
Congratulations to the winners of the 22nd Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition!
Announcing the 9th Annual Self-Published E-book Awards Winners
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.
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Writer's Digest Poetry Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 WD Poetry Awards!
Announcing the Second Annual Personal Essay Awards Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the second annual Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards!
Announcing the Winners of the 29th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards
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.
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Print or Online Article First Place Winner: "Surfacing an Aquatic Diaspora"
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."
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) First Place Winner: "Jaguar Woman"
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."
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Non-Rhyming Poetry First Place Winner: "won't you celebrate with me"
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."
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Rhyming Poetry First Place Winner: "She Lives in Underbridge World"
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"
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Mainstream/Literary Short Story First Place Winner: "Tracks"
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."
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Genre Short Story First Place Winner: "A Brief Cameo"
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."
90th Annual Competition Children’s/Young Adult Fiction First Place Winner: "Upside Down Man"
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."
90th Annual Competition Inspirational/Spiritual Essay First Place Winner: "Pop"
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."
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Memoir/Personal Essay First Place Winner: "Passion’s War"
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."
Announcing the Winners of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition
Congratulations to the winners of the 90th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition!
Writer's Digest 90th Annual Competition Winning Non-Rhyming Poem: "Anticipatory Grief"
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."
Deborah Hall, 2020 Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Winner
The winner of the 2020 Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards discusses the inspiration behind her first-place poem, “The Loneliest Whale."
The 2020 Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 WD Poetry Awards!
Print or Online Article First Place Winner: "The Other Side"
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"
Script (Stage Play or TV/Movie) First Place Winner: "Andromeda's Way"
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."