Writer’s Digest Short Fiction Writing Competition 2019 (Win up to $5,000)
Details
Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming fiction writers with its Short Fiction Writing Competition. Running for its 20th edition, the Short Short Fiction competition is open for writers of all fiction sub-genre. Moreover, the Short Fiction Writing Competition is a challenge for authors to tell a compelling story in under 1,500 words.
Winners of the Writer’s Digest Short Fiction Writing Competition
The Writer’s Digest will select 25 Winners for its 2019 Short Fiction Writing Competition. Among them,
- One First Place Winner will receive $3,000 in cash. Further, their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2020 issue. Also, the winner will receive a paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, including a coveted Pitch Slam slot.
- The Second Place Winner will receive $1,500 in cash as well as their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2020 issue.
- The Third Place Winner will receive $500 in cash and their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2020 issue.
- Fourth through Tenth Place Winners will receive $100 in cash and their short story titles published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2020 issue.
- Eleventh through Twenty-Fifth Place Winners will receive a $50 gift certificate for Writer’s Digest Shop.
Eligibility for the Short Fiction Writing Competition
All participants of the Writer’s Digest Short Fiction Writing Competition must be of age 18 years or older or over the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside.
Moreover, US citizens and also Non-US writers can enter the international writing competition. However, due to U.S. Government restrictions, entries from Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Crimea are not acceptable.
The entrants must produce an original, in English, unpublished and unproduced entries. Nor any other publisher or producer should have accepted the entries at the time of submission.
How to enter Writer’s Digest Short Fiction Competition?
In order to enter in the Writer’s Digest Short Short Fiction competition, the participants must submit their writing online. Further, the participants must pay the required entry fee associated with the writings.
Early-Bird Entry Fees(submitted on or before 11:59 pm EST, November 15, 2019)
- First entry—$25
- Each additional entry (if submitted during the same checkout/transaction)—$20
Further, the writers must adhere to the submission rules which states that entries must be formatted to 8-1/2 x 11 or A4 paper. Also, the writers should use a double-spaced format. However, entries files should not include name, address, and phone number in the upper left-hand corner of the first page.
Also, the writers should take a special consideration that their entries don’t exceed the 1,500-word limits.
Deadline
Writer’s Digest accepts the submission for the Short Fiction Writing Competition until 11:59 pm EST, November 2019. Applications arriving after the deadline are not eligible.
Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Competitions and Awards |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 15 November,2019 |
| Country | USA |
| City | Ohio |
| Open to | All Nationalities |
| Organizer | Writer's Digest |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |