WRITER'S DIGEST SHORT STORY FICTION

Enter the competition that celebrates short stories in today's most popular genres—the 12th Annual Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards!

The Early-Bird deadline has passed, but you still have a chance at the Grand Prize: $2,500 cash, a trip to the Writer's Digest Annual Conference, a feature in the May/June 2017 issue of Writer's Digest and more!

Step one is to enter in any or all of these categories:
·  Mystery/Crime
·  Horror
·  Romance
·  Science-Fiction/Fantasy
·  Thriller/Suspense
·  Young Adult
Don't forget—entries must be 4,000 words or fewer.

There's plenty to win, a half-dozen categories to choose, but only a little time left to enter before the deadline. Get your fiction read—enter today!

DEADLINE: October 14, 2016

TO ENTER THE CONTEST CLICK HERE

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