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ENTER NOW! Writer’s Digest’s only competition exclusively for poetry, the Annual Poetry Awards, is currently accepting entries. New categories and prizes.

ENTER NOW! Writer’s Digest’s newest competition, the Personal Essay Awards, is currently accepting entries. Winners of the competition are announced annually in our May/June issue of Writer’s Digest.

LEARN MORE! Writer’s Digest’s oldest and most popular competition, the Annual Writing Competition, is not currently accepting entries. Winners of the 94th Annual competition will be announced in the Nov/Dec 2025 issue

ENTER NOW! Writer’s Digest’s Short Short Story Competition is now accepting entries. Send us your best…in 1,500 words or fewer.

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