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  1. Personal Essay Awards

    Estelle Erasmus, Author of Writing That Gets Noticed: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, Get Published (June 2023, New World Library) is a professor of writing at New York University, teaches personal essay writing, pitching and getting started in writing for Writer's Digest University.She is also the host of the popular Freelance Writing Direct podcast where she and her guests ...

  2. Announcing the Second Annual Personal Essay Awards Winners

    Congratulations to all the winners of the Second Annual Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards! Read an interview with the First-Place winner Alyssa Rickert in the May/June 2022 issue of Writer's Digest. Want an opportunity to win a WD award? Keep checking our competitions page for upcoming competitions.

  3. PDF Early-bird Deadline: 9/1/2022

    PowerPoint Presentation. EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE: 9/1/2022. We're looking for personal essays! Think you can write a winning essay in 2,000 words or fewer? Enter the Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards for your chance to win! $2,500 in cash, publication in Writer's Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer's Digest ...

  4. PDF 2022 WD Personal Essay Awards prospectus

    Enter the Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards for your chance to win! $2,500 in cash, publication in Writer's Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer's Digest Conference! THE PRIZES. ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER WILL RECEIVE: $2,500 in cash Their essay title published in Writer's Digest magazine's May/June 2024 issue A ...

  5. Annual Writing Competition

    Oct 20, 2022. Original: Apr 6, 2020. The 93rd Annual Writing Competition is open for submissions. Winners will be announced in our Nov/Dec 2024 issue. Deadline: June 3, 2024. Writer's Digest has been shining a spotlight on up-and-coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for over 90 years.

  6. Writer's Digest

    ENTER NOW! Deadline: 9/1/21. Writer's Digest's newest competition, the Personal Essay Awards, is currently open for entries. Winners of the competition will be announced in our May/June 2022 issue of Writer's Digest.

  7. Writer's Digest Competitions Submission Manager

    Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards EXTENDED DEADLINE: 05/31/2024 We're looking for the best self-published book(s) in seven of the most popular categories. Enter the 32nd Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards for your chance to win! $10,000 in cash, a feature about you in Writer's Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer's Digest Conference!

  8. A Guide to Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards

    The annual competition offered by Writer's Digest selects almost 500 winners across a wide variety of categories, including memoir/personal essay, humor, non-rhyming poetry, literary short story, genre short story, and more. The grand prize is $5,000, but numerous runners-up in each category win between $25-$1,000.

  9. Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition

    The Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition features a $5,000 Grand Prize and multiple category prizes. The Grand Prize also includes an interview with the author in Writer's Digest, a paid trip to the Writer's Digest Annual Conference, a Pitch Slam slot, and more. The contest features multiple categories including Inspirational/Spiritual ...

  10. Writer's Digest

    ENTER NOW! Deadline: 10/1/21. Writer's Digest's newest competition, the Personal Essay Awards, is currently open for entries. https://hubs.li/H0WJClg0

  11. I'm Judging the Writer's Digest Personal Essay Contest

    Write that essay! I can't wait to read what you write! Tags: #writing #writersdigest #writersdigestuniversity #personalessays. 5 Responses to "I'm Judging the Writer's Digest Personal Essay Contest" Brahna Yassky August 23rd, 2022 . Hi Estelle Thanks for the great post. Congrats on judging the essay contest and especially on just the ...

  12. From the Winners

    Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Writer's Digest Poetry Awards. Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 WD Poetry Awards! ... Toni Lepeska, the Writer's Digest 3rd Annual Personal Essay Awards grand-prize winner, discusses the difference between journalism and essay writing, exploring grief, and raising the bar for yourself. ...

  13. Enter the 91st Annual Writers' Digest Competition

    The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 in cash, a trip to the Writer's Digest Annual Conference, and an interview for a feature article in our magazine. First place winners in each category receive $1,000, second place winners in each category win $500, and on and on! Check out our complete list of prizes on WritersDigest.com.

  14. Personal Essay Awards

    The Grand Prize Winner will receive: $2,500 in cash Their essay title published in Writer's Digest magazine's May/June 2023 issue A paid trip to the Writer's Digest Annual Conference, including a coveted Pitch Slam slot The Second Place Winner will receive: $1,000 in cash Their essay title published in Writer's Digest magazine's May ...

  15. [TWO-WEEK NOTICE] [PERSONAL ESSAY] Sept 1, 2022: Early Bird ...

    Enter the Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards for your chance to win $2,500 in cash, get published in Writer's Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer's Digest Conference! Preparing Your Entry. Pricing and Deadlines. Judging and Notification. FAQ. Easy to follow PDF. Contest details. Sponsor: Writer's Digest

  16. The Winners of Our 3rd Annual Personal Narrative Essay Contest for

    Published Jan. 20, 2022 Updated Jan. 25, 2022. For a third year, we invited students from 11 to 19 to tell us short, powerful stories about a meaningful life experience for our Personal Narrative ...

  17. Writer's Digest Competitions

    Ends on Mon, Jun 3, 2024 9:00 PM. Writer's Digest. ANNUAL WRITING COMPETITION. DEADLINE: 6/3/2024. Writer's Digest wants to shine the spotlight on up-and-coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition. Enter our 93rd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have editors and agents see your works!

  18. Legit Writing Contests 2022

    Entry Fee: $30; Deadline: May 31, 2022. Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition Submissions accepted for rhyming and non-rhyming poetry (up to 40 lines), short story or genre short story (up to 4,000 words), and personal essay (up to 2000 words). Grand prize is $5,000, an interview in Writer's Digest, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the ...

  19. [PERSONAL ESSAY] Sept 1, 2022: Early Bird Entries for Writer's Digest

    From the organization website : DEADLINE: September 1, 2022 We're looking for personal essays! Think you can write a winning essay in 2,000 words or…

  20. writer's digest personal essay contest 2022

    Welcome to Writer's Digest Competitions! The Writer's Digest collection of competitions, all which are held on a yearly basis, have long-standing respect within the writing co