WD Popular Fiction Awards
A New Short Story Competition from Writer's Digest
Compete and Win in all 5 Categories!
The Grand Prize-Winner will receive $2,500 cash, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books, plus a manuscript critique and marketing advice from a Writers’ Digest editor or advisory board member.
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, November 01, 2005.
For entrants paying with a credit card, we will accept manuscripts submitted online.
Compete and Win in 5 Categories!
- Romance
- Mystery/Crime Fiction
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy
- Thriller/Suspense
- Horror
Entry Fee: All entries are $12.50
Prizes | Contest Rules | Judging & Notification | Questions | Privacy Promise | Entry Form
Grand Prize: $2,500 cash, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books, plus a manuscript critique and marketing advice from a Writers’ Digest editor or advisory board member.
First Prize: The First Place-Winner in each of the five categories receives $500 cash, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books, plus a manuscript critique and marketing advice from a Writers’ Digest editor or advisory board member.
Honorable Mention: Honorable Mentions will receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2006 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
For entrants paying with a credit card, we will accept manuscripts submitted online.
Entry Deadline: Tuesday, November 01, 2005
The Categories:
You may enter as many manuscripts as you like in each of the following categories: Romance, Mystery/Crime Fiction, Sci-fi/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense and Horror. All manuscripts must be 4,000 words or fewer.
Preparing Your Entry:
1. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, the entry must be accompanied by an Official Entry Form or facsimile, and the required entry fee (credit card information, check or money order made payable to Writer's Digest). If you are entering more than one manuscript, you may mail all entries in the same envelope and write one check for the total entry fee; however, each manuscript must have its category indicated in the upper left-hand corner.
2. Your entry must be original, in English, unpublished and unproduced, not accepted by any other publisher or producer at the time of submission. Writer's Digest retains one-time publication rights to the Grand Prize, First Prize, and Honorable Mention winning entries in each category to be published in a Writer's Digest publication.
3. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, the entry must be typed on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 white paper (computer printout acceptable) or A4 paper. Manuscripts must be double-spaced. Online entries may lose double-spacing. This WILL NOT result in disqualification. Your name, address, phone number and competition category must appear in the upper left-hand corner of the first page—otherwise your entry is disqualified.
4. Be sure of your word count! Entries exceeding the word limit will be disqualified. Type the exact word count (counting every single word, except the title) at the top of the manuscript.
5. Mailed entries must be stapled (preferred) or paper-clipped.
1. Every entry will be read by the judges. Judges' decisions are final.
2. Judges reserve the right to re-categorize entries.
3. Entries must be postmarked by Tuesday, November 01, 2005. We cannot return submitted manuscripts; however, to receive notification of the receipt of your manuscript, send a self-addressed stamped postcard along with your entry.
4. The following are not permitted to enter the contest: employees of F+W Publications, Inc., and their immediate family members; Writer's Digest contributing editors and correspondents as listed on our masthead; Writer's Online Workshops instructors; and Grand Prize Winners from the previous three years in any Writer's Digest competitions.
5. Top Award Winners will be notified by mail before March 1, 2006. Winners will be listed in the July 2006 issue of Writer's Digest.
Questions?
For questions, contact Terri Boes at (513) 531-2690 ext. 1328 or email popularfictionawards@fwpubs.com
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