Writer's Digest sponsors several writing competitions annually. To read more about our competitions, see below.

Writer's Digest 79th Annual Writing Competition

We are now accepting entries.  Don't miss your chance to enter and win in 10 categories.  We are awarding more than $30,000 in cash and prizes.  Click here for complete guidelines and to enter online.

The top 10 winners in each category from the 78th Annual Competition is listed in the December 2009 issue of Writer's Digest. You can also check out the winners of the 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition here. 

Click for a full list of winners.

The Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards

The 18th Annual Self-Published Book Awards is now accepting entries.We are giving away more than $17,000 in cash and prizes.  Don't miss the opportunity to enter the only competition exclusively for self-published books.  New for 2010-We are now accepting e-books.

Click here for details and to enter online

Thank you to all of the participants in the 17th Annual competition.  Winners have been notified and the results will appear in the March/April 2010 issue of Writer's Digest. 

Writer's Digest Pop Fiction Awards

Deadline: 11/2/2009 (competition is now closed)

Writer's Digest is no longer accepting entries in the Pop Fiction Awards. Winners will be notified by March 1, 2010.  Thanks to all of our participants.

Writer's Digest 10th Annual Short Short Story Writing Competition 

NEW Deadline: 12/10/2009 (competition is now closed)

Writer's Digest is no longer accepting entries in the Short Short Story Competition. Winners will be notified by February 12, 2010 and will appear in our June issue.  Thank you to all of our participants.

Writer's Digest Poetry Awards Competition

Deadline: 12/15/2009 (competition is now closed)

We are no longer accepting entries in the 5th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards. Winners will be notified in March 2010 and will be announced in the August 2010 issue of Writer’s Digest.

Your Story

Every other month, Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story. The winner will receive publication in an upcoming issue of Writer's Digest.

For rules, prompts, deadlines, voting and other details about the Your Story competition, visit:

Your Story

For past winners, visit:

Your Story Winners