Writer's Digest Young Adult Fiction Competition Deadline Extended

Writer's Digest extended the deadline for their Young Adult Fiction Competition to October 31.

That means you still have time to write and polish your manuscript for submission!

Maximum word count is 4,000 and the fee is $20 per entry.

One First Place Category Winner will receive:

• A $500 cash prize
• Win $100 off a purchase at www.writersdigestshop.com
• A copy of the 2013 Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market
• Be promoted in Writer’s Digest‘s May/June issue and on WritersDigest.com

Plus a chance to win the Popular Fiction Awards Grand Prize including $2,500 and a trip to the 2013 Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City.

If you want to try your hand at something other than Young Adult Fiction, they've also extended the deadlines to October 31 in the following categories:

• Science Fiction
• Thriller
• Romance
• Crime
• Horror
• The short story competition has a deadline of November 15.

For more info on these, go to their main competitions page.