Friday, March 2, 2012

Call for Entries: The 81st Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition

Enter the 81st Annual Writing Competition and gain access to agents, to editors, to your peers, to readers. Winning entries will be on display in the 81st Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection and entrants will gain the spotlight they deserve.

Compete and Win in 10 Categories!

Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
Memoirs/Personal Essay
Magazine Feature Article
Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.)
Mainstream/Literary Short Story
Rhyming Poetry
Non-rhyming Poetry
Stage Play
Television/Movie Script
Children’s/Young Adult Fiction
Entry Fee

Poems: $15 for the first entry; $10 for each additional poem submitted during the same transaction.

All other entries: $25 for the first manuscript; $15 for each additional entry submitted during the same transaction.

Prizes

GRAND PRIZE:
$3,000 cash
a trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City
individual attention from 4 editors or agents

First Place: $1,000 cash and $100 off WD Shop purchase

Second Place: $500 cash and $100 off WD Shop purchase

Third Place: $250 cash and $100 off WD Shop purchase

Fourth Place: $100 cash and $50 off WD Shop purchase

Fifth Place: $50 cash and $50 off WD Shop purchase

Sixth through Tenth Place: $25 cash

All Winners also receive a 1-year Writer’s Digest VIP membership, which includes a one-year subscription (new or renewal) to Writer’s Digest Magazine, 1 year access to WritersMarket.com, discounts on Writer’s Digest University workshops and purchases at WritersDigestShop.com and more.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: MAY 1, 2012

This article is lifted from http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/writers-digest-annual-competition.

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