We’re looking for short stories! Think you can write a winning story in less than 1,500 words? Enter the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition for your chance to win $3,000 in cash, get published in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference! The winning entries will be on display in the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection.
Wondering what’s in it for you?
- A chance to win $3,000 in cash
- Get national exposure for your work
- A paid trip to the ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference
How to enter: register and pay online or download a printable entry form. (Early-Bird Entry fees are $20 per manuscript.)
Early-Bird Entry Deadline: November 17, 2014
Entry Deadline: December 15, 2014
The early-bird entry fee is $20 per manuscript. The regular deadline entry fee is $25 per manuscript.You may enter as many manuscripts as you wish. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, you may send one check (in U.S. funds) and one entry form for all entries. We accept checks or money orders, Visa, American Express, Discover, and Mastercard for all entries submitted online or via regular mail. Checks should be made out to F+W Media, Inc. Credit cards will be charged within 30 days of the contest deadline. Charges will appear on your statement as “F+W Contests.”
One First Place Winner will receive:
- $3,000 in cash
- Their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2015 issue
- A paid trip to the ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference!
- A copy of the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition Collection
- A copy of the 2015 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market
- A copy of the 2015 Guide to Literary Agents
The Second Place Winner will receive:
- $1,500 in cash
- Their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2015 issue
- A copy of the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition Collection
- A copy of the 2015 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market
- A copy of the 2015 Guide to Literary Agents
The Third Place Winner will receive:
- $500 in cash
- Their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2015 issue
- A copy of the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition Collection
- A copy of the 2015 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market
- A copy of the 2015 Guide to Literary Agents
Fourth through Tenth Place Winners will receive:
- $100 in cash
- Their short story titles published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s July/August 2015 issue
- A copy of the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition Collection
- A copy of the 2015 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market
- A copy of the 2015Guide to Literary Agents
Eleventh through Twenty-Fifth Place Winners will receive:
- A $50 gift certificate for writersdigestshop.com
- A copy of the 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition Collection
Early-Bird Entry Deadline: November 17, 2014
Entry Deadline: December 15, 2014
Be sure to check out more writing contests sponsored by Writer’s Digest.
About 15th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Story Competition Collection
This special competition collection features the winning entries by the top 25 winners. You can purchase a copy online or order by mailing in the printable entry form. (You are not required to purchase the collection to enter the competition.)
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