Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition

Deadline: 5/15/2008

Writer's Digest is now accepting entries in its 77th Annual Writing Competition. There will be 1,001 winners and more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. Top winners will be listed in the December 2008 issue of Writer's Digest.

Click here for guidelines and an entryform

Also, check out the winners of the 76th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. Top winners are listed in the December 2007 issue of Writer's Digest. Click here for a full list of winners.

76th Annual Writer's Digest WRITING COMPETITION COLLECTION Sponsored by Outskirts Press

The Grand Prize manuscript, the First Place manuscript in each category, and the names of the top 100 winners in each category will be printed in a special competition collection, published by Outskirts Press. Use the coupon on the entry form to order your copy or purchase a copy online using a credit card. (Publication date: November 2008.)

The Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards

Deadline: 5/1/2008

Writer's Digest is is no longer accepting entries for the 16th Annual Self-Published Book Awards. All winners will be notified by October 13, 2008.  Results will not otherwise be made public until they are published in the April 2009 issue.

Check out the April 2008 issue of Writer's Digest for a look at the winners of the 15th Annual International Self-Published Book Awards. Click here for a list of winners and entrants. Congratulations to everyone who participated.

WD Popular Fiction Awards

Deadline: 11/1/2007

The WD Popular Fiction Awards is no longer accepting entries. Winners of the 3rd Annual WD Popular Fiction Awards have been notified. They will be announced in the August 2008 issue.

 
Also, check out the winners of the 2nd Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards. Winners were listed in the August 2007 issue of Writer's Digest. Click here for a full list of winners.

WD Poetry Awards

Deadline: 12/20/2007

Winners have been notified for the Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards. Their names will appear in the August 2008 issue of Writer’s Digest.

The Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition

Deadline: 12/3/2007

Winners of the 8th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition are listed in the June 2008 issue of Writer's Digest. Click here for a full list of winners.

8th Annual Writer's Digest SHORT SHORT STORY COMPETITION COLLECTION
Sponsored by Trafford

There is still time to pre-order this collection which features the top 25 manuscripts in this year's competition. Click to purchase a copy online using a credit card. (Publication date: May 2008.)