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Writer’s Digest is having as Popular Fiction Award Contest.  There are six genres: Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Crime Fiction, SciFi/Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, and Horror. The catch is to keep it to 4000 words.  Not an easy thing to do when you are used to writing a 65,000 word + novel.

Here’s the scoop:

The Grand Prize winner will receive a $2500 cash prize, plus a trip to the 2013 Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City.

Each of the six category winners will receive a $500 cash prize.
Get your story published in Writer’s Digest, as well as on writersdigest.com
$100 off a purchase at writersdigestshop.com.
A copy of the 2013 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.

Deadline:  Sept. 14, 2012

Entry Fee:  $20.00

Click Here to Enter

Good Luck!

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy

This competition is open to all ages. You may enter as many manuscripts as you like. All manuscripts must be 4,000  words or fewer.

Deadline: October 1, 2011

Prizes:

• First Prize: The First Place-Winner receives $1,000 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
• Second Prize: The Second Place-Winner receives $500 cash, promotion in Writer’s Digest, $100 worth of Writer’s Digest Books and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.
• Honorable Mention: Honorable Mentions will receive promotion in Writer’s Digest and the 2012 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market.

Entry Fee:  All entries are $20.00. You may pay with a check or money order, Visa, Mastercard or American Express when you enter online or via regular mail.

Click here to enter the competition

To enter via regular mail, use the printable form, and send it with your manuscript(s) and entry fee to:

WD Young Adult Fiction Competition

4700 East Galbraith Road

Cincinnati, OH 45236

I know many of you write YA novels.  Perhaps you can re-work one into a short story.

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy