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January 8, 2009
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Competitions
Writer's Digest sponsors several writing competitions annually. To read more about our competitions, see below.

Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition

Deadline: 5/15/2009

We are now accepting entries in the 78th Annual Writing Competition.  Don't miss your chance to win part of the more than $30,000 in cash and prizes.  Compete and win in 10 categories.  Click here for details.

Also, check out the top winners from the 77th Annual Competition. They are listed in the December 2008 issue of Writer's Digest. You can also check out the winners of the 77th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition here.  Click for a full list of winners.


78th 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 2009.)

The Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards

Deadline: 5/1/2009

Writer's Digest is now accepting entries for the 17th Annual Self-Published Book Awards. Don't miss your opportunity to enter the only competition exclusively for self-published books.  We have added a new category and are now giving away more than $17,000 in prizes.  Also new for 2009, you can register and pay for your entry online. 

Click here for details or to enter online

All winners for the 16th Annual Awards (the deadline was May 1, 2008) 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.

The Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition

Deadline: 12/1/2008

Writer's Digest is no longer accepting entries for the 9th Annual Short Short Story Competition. Winners will be notified by February 13, 2009.  The results will appear in the May/June 2009 issue of Writer's Digest.

Winners of the 8th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition were 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.)

WD Popular Fiction Awards

Deadline: 11/3/2008

The WD Popular Fiction Awards are no longer accepting entries. Top Award Winners will be notified by mail before March 16, 2009. Winners in each category will be listed in the August 2009 issue of Writer's Digest.

 Also, check out the winners of the 2008 Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards. Winners are listed in the August 2008 issue of Writer's Digest. Click here for a list of winners.

WD Poetry Awards

Deadline: 12/19/2008

We are no longer accepting entries for the 4th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards. Winners will be notified in March and will be announced in the August 2009 issue of Writer’s Digest.

It is not too late to order the new for 2008 Competition Collection. The 1st- through 50th-place poems will be printed in a special competition collection, published by Lulu.com.

Don't miss the 2008 Writer's Digest Poetry Awards winners which were listed in the August 2008 issue of Writer's Digest. Click here for a list of winners.

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