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For more than 80 years, the Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition has celebrated and promoted exceptional writing. It’s time Writer’s Digest gave your writing the exposure it deserves.Send in your best work by May 1 and you could be featured in the December 2012 issue of Writer’s Digest magazine! You could also win $3,000, publication in the exclusive Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Collection, plus a trip to the Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City, where you’ll meet with four editors or agents interesting in learning more about your work.

Compete 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

Deadline: May 1, 2012

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