Writer’s Digest Magazine May/June 2019 Online Exclusives
The WD Interview: Author N.K. Jemisin on Creating New Worlds and Playing with Imagination
The master fantasy world-builder reveals her secrets to success on Patreon and speculates on how imagination might test-drive our future.
Reddit for Writers: 47 Writing Subreddits to Explore
This supplement to the 2019 edition of our 101 Best Websites provides a guide to writing subreddits—destinations across Reddit where writers can find useful information, community, and resources.
App Happy: 11 Free (or Mostly Free) Mobile Apps for Writers
These mobile apps for writers, compiled by Jess Zafarris and Cassandra Lipp, represent some of the best tools you can use on your mobile device for productivity, writing inspiration, community, and more.
Vintage Wisdom (Good and Bad): 14 Short Fiction Writing Tips From 1929
Writer's Digest editors selected their favorite fiction writing tips from the 1929 WD magazine article "The Way to the Fiction House Market" by Jack Byrne.
Extended Interview with David Burns, WD's 14th Annual Popular Fiction Awards Grand Prize Winner
Writer's Digest 14th Annual Popular Fiction Awards Winner David Burns reveals how to write a killer fantasy story and where he finds writing ideas.
Announcing the 14th Annual Popular Fiction Awards Winners
See the full list of winners of the Writer's Digest 14th Annual Popular Fiction Awards.
14th Annual Popular Fiction Awards Grand Prize Winning Short Story: "Night Surf"
Read "Night Surf" by David Burns, the grand-prize-winning short story of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards.
Crime First Place Winner: "The Schulyer Diamonds"
Read "The Schulyer Diamonds" by Ben Fine, the first place winning short story in the Crime category of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards.
Thriller/Suspense First Place Winner: "Some Pig"
Read "Some Pig" by Thomas D. Gutierrez, the first place winning short story in the Thriller/Suspense category of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards.
Young Adult First Place Winner: "Eighteen"
Read "Eighteen" by Sandi Ward, the first place winning short story in the Young Adult category of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards.
Horror First Place Winner: "The Unexpected Guest"
Read "The Unexpected Guest" by Connie White, the first place winning short story in the Horror category of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards.
Romance First Place Winner: "Fragments"
Read "Fragments" by KH Brent, the first place winning short story in the Romance category of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards.
Science Fiction First Place Winner: "Alterity"
Read "Alterity" by Emily M. Dietrich, the first place winning short story in the Science Fiction/Fantasy category of the 14th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards.
Extended Interview With Peter Besson, WD's 6th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards Winner
Peter Besson’s e-book The Last Checkout is the Grand Prize winner of the 6th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published e-Book Awards. Read an interview with him here.
Announcing the 6th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards Winners
See the full list of winners of the Writer's Digest 6th Annual Self-Published E-Book Awards.
By the Seat of Your ... Crossword
Try your hand at the crossword featured in the Potpourri for the Pen column in the May/June 2019 issue of Writer's Digest.
The Three-Step Process From Isolation to Publication
Debut author Joanne Ramos talks about letting herself get lost in the world of her book, when she knew to let others in and when to let The Farm out into the world.