Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition 2023

 

Enter Now!  Deadline: 12/15/22. Writer’s Digest’s competition for short fiction. Send them your best...in 1,500 words or fewer. This competition is currently open for submissions.

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2022

They’re looking for short fiction stories! Think you can write a winning story in 1,500 words or less? Enter the 23rd 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 their ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference!

• Prizes
• How to enter
• Preparing Your Entry
• FAQ
• Pricing and Deadlines
• Easy to follow PDF

Prizes

One First Place Winner will receive:

• $3,000 in cash
• Their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s September/October 2023 issue
• A paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, including a coveted Pitch Slam slot

The Second Place Winner will receive:

• $1,500 in cash
• Their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s September/October 2023 issue

The Third Place Winner will receive:

• $500 in cash
• Their short story title published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s September/October 2023 issue

Fourth through Tenth Place Winners will receive:

• $100 in cash
• Their short story titles published in Writer’s Digest magazine’s September/October 2023 issue

Eleventh through Twenty-Fifth Place Winners will receive:

• A $50 gift certificate for writersdigestshop.com

How to Enter

• All entries must be submitted online. Entries must be accompanied by the required judging fee. They accept PayPal or credit card payment for the required judging fee. Entry fees are non-refundable.
• All entries must be in English. Only original works that have not been published (at the time of submission) in print, digital or online publications will be considered. Self-published work in blogs, on social media, etc. will be considered. Writer’s Digest retains one-time nonexclusive publication rights to the winning entries to be published in a Writer’s Digest publication.
• All entries must be formatted to 8-1/2 x 11 or A4 paper. All manuscripts must be double-spaced. Entry files should not include name, address, and phone number in the upper left-hand corner of the first page since that information is collected on the form.
• BE SURE OF YOUR WORD COUNT! Entries exceeding the word limits will be disqualified. Type the exact word count (counting every single word, except the title and contact information) at the top of the manuscript.
• Due to U.S. Government restrictions we are unable to accept entries from Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Crimea.
• For more information visit their  Preparing Your Entry Page or their  FAQ page.

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Writer's Digest: How to Write Short Stories (1921)

 

Chapter I. Common Sense in Viewing One's Work. 

Chapter II. The Necessary Mental Equipment. 

Chapter III. Finding Time and Material. 

Chapter IV. Hints for Equipping The Shop. 

Chapter V. Common Business Sense in Meeting the Market. 

Chapter. VI. The Great Art of Story Writing: Construction. 

Chapter VII. The Great Art of Story Writing : Style. 

Chapter VIII. The Great Art of Story Writing: Adaption of Style to Material. 

Chapter IX. The Great Art of Story Writing: The Element of Suspense — Viewpoint. 

Chapter X. The Great Art of Story Writing: Characterization. 

Chapter XI. The Great Art of Story Writing : Plots. 

Chapter XII. Using Acquaintance as Material. 

Chapter XIII. The Author's Personal Responsibility. 

Chapter XIV. The Editors. 

 Chapter XV. Criticism. 

Chapter XVI. Help from Other Writers. 

Chapter XVII. When You're Tempted to Shut Up Shop.

Chapter XVIII. The Business of Writing — A Summing Up.

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Writer's Digest 1922-07: Vol 2

THE WRITER’S DIGEST 

 Formerly "Successful Writing" A Monthly Journal on Writing Photoplays, Short Stories, Poems, Popular Songs, Etc. 

VOLUME II. JULY, 1922. NUMBER 8.

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Writer's Digest 1943-04: Vol 22

WAR TIME STORIES THAT SELL
EXPERT ADVICE $1

As the war drama reaches a climax, the problems of the fiction writer (who is doing his bit ith propaganda) become more intricate. All the obvious war-time plot ideas have been
used up. Where are the new ideas? How much military action should be used? How to
handle propaganda? How to use the life of your own community? How to organize your
material? What to avoid? Answers to these questions will be found in our professional talk
to writers entitled "Plots for War Times.”

This memorandum has just been revised and brought up to date. Send for it and pick our
brains on the topics of utmost importance to you today if you are writing for publication.
In it you will find analyses of current trends, sample plots, advice on slanting, on the non-war
escape story, on pulp needs and requirements for novels. Why perform in the dark? Here
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Writer's Digest 1930-02: Vol 10

Writer's Digest is the No.1 Resource for Writers, Celebrating the Writing Life and What it Means to be a Writer in Today's Publishing Environment.

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