ENTER NOW! DEADLINE: 9/15/20 Writer’s Digest’s newest competition, the Personal Essay Awards, is now open for entries. Winners of the competition will be announced in our May/June 2021 issue of Writer's Digest.

CLOSED!  Writer’s Digest’s Self-Published Book Awards is currently accepting submissions. This is the only Writer’s Digest competition exclusively for self-published books.

CLOSED Writer’s Digest’s oldest and most popular competition, the Annual Writing Competition, is open for entries. Winners of the 89th Annual competition will be announced in our Special 100 Years of Writer's Digest issue (December 2020).

LEARN MORE! CLOSED Writer’s Digest’s Popular Fiction Awards is not currently accepting entries. This is the only Writer’s Digest competition that celebrates short fiction in today's most popular genres. Winners will appear in our May/June issue.

LEARN MORE! Deadline: October 1, 2020. Writer’s Digest’s only competition exclusively for poetry, the Annual Poetry Awards, is now accepting entries. Winners are awarded cash and prizes.

LEARN MORE! CLOSED Writer’s Digest’s competition for short fiction. Send us your best...in 1,500 words or fewer.