It is well worth the effort to enter writers contests. You can see two on www.ifwtwa.org for food wine or travel writers. scholarship-awards
However this is an excellent list from Writer’s Digest. Winning a contest provides a lot of credibility and salability.
It’s almost a New Year –
that means a clean slate and a fresh beginning!
To help you prepare for the coming year, here’s a comprehensive list of the Writer’s Digest competitions. Whatever your genre, whatever your skill level…we’ve got a competition for you. So mark your calendars – enter and expose your work to agents, to publishers, to peers and to your future fans!
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Self Published Awards
- The only competition exclusively for self-published books and self-publishing writers
- Winning entries will be published in Writer’s Digest
- Cash prizes, including $3,000 for the Grand Prize winner
- 10 categories of competition
- Deadline: April 20, 2012
- Now Accepting Entries!
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Writer’s Digest Annual Competition
- Compete to win in 10 categories
- Winning entries published in Writer’s Digest
- Gain exposure to agents, peers and readers alike
- Winning entries will be on display in the 81st Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection
- Cash prizes, starting with $3,000 for the Grand Prize winner
- Deadline: May 1, 2012
- Now Accepting Entries!
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Poetry Awards
- Poems are 32 lines or fewer
- Winners and winning poetry titles will be printed in the July/August 2012 Writer’s Digest
- All winners will appear on www.writersdigest.com
- Cash prizes, including $500 for the Grand Prize winner
- Deadline: December 3, 2012
- Learn More
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Short Short Story Competition
- Open to manuscripts of 1,500 words or fewer
- The names and story titles of the 1st through 10th place winners will be printed in the July/August 2012 Writer’s Digest,
- Winners and winning titles are published on writersdigest.com
- Cash prizes including $3,000 for the Grand Prize Winner
- Deadline: December 15, 2012
- Learn More!
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Popular Fiction Competition
- Seeking new fiction in 6 genres: SciFi/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, Young Adult, Romance, Crime, Horror
- First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
- Second Prize: The Second Place-Winner receives $500 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
- Honorable Mention: Honorable Mentions will receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
- Deadline: September 14, 2012
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