Think you can write a winning story in less than 1,500 words? Enter the Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition for a chance at$3,000 and a trip to the 2015 Writer’s Digest Conference, PLUS national exposure for your story!
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
- Keep your story under 1,500 words to qualify, and be sure to get your work to us by the newly announced final deadline, January 16!
- NEW: EVERY entrant receives a free pass to a special online webinar conducted by award-winning author Jacob Appel.
How to enter: register and pay online or download a printable entry form. (Entry fees are $25 per manuscript.)
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
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