A great way to jump start your writing career or to take it to the next level is by winning a writing contest. Writer’s Digest is offering its 83rd Annual Writing Competition. Here are the details:

Early Bird Deadline: May 5, 2014

Entry Deadline: June 2, 2014

Grand Prize: $3,000 cash, trip to the WD Conference, your name on cover of WD and more

Categories: Children’s/YA fiction; Genre Short Story; Inspirational Writing; Magazine Feature Article; Mainstream/Literary Short Story; Memoir/Personal Essay; Non-rhyming Poetry; Rhyming Poetry; Stage Play; and Television/Movie Script

There will be one winner in each category and those winners receive a one-year WD VIP membership

For complete rules and information or to enter online, go to www.writersdigest.com