Reader's Digest Announces Writing Contest With $25,000 Prize

Posted on August 17, 2011

Reader's Digest has announced a writing contest. The contest, called "Your Life: The Reader's Digest Version," asks Americans to write in 150 words or fewer "a lesson, simple advice, funny moment or other story from your life."

The contest will have one grand prize winner, whose story will be published in the magazine and earn $25,000. There will also be 10 runners-up, whose stories will be published on ReadersDigest.com and win $2,500 each. One top vote-getter will also earn $2,500. The contest runs through November 1.

Details about the contest are available on here on the Reader's Digest Facebook page. The publisher is requiring users to be a Facebook member and like them in order to have access to the contest details and enter.