OWFI’s prestigious annual writing contest offers the spirit of healthy competition, invaluable feedback, and a red carpet style award ceremony with multiple awards for our talented winners. Your generous contributions help us maintain affordable contest entry fees. 

All sponsors will be acknowledged here, on social media, and at the awards presentation May 3, 2025.

The following categories are still available for sponsorship:

| Cat. 1 – Blog
| Cat. 2 – Essay
| Cat. 3 – Memoir /Nostalgia
| Cat. 4 – Prose Humor
| Cat. 5 – Script: Film, Play, or TV
| Cat. 6 – Article: Inspirational
| Cat. 7 – Article: Non-Fiction Feature
 | Cat. 8 – Article:Technical/How To
| Cat. 9 – Poetry: Rhymed Short
| Cat. 10 – Poetry: Rhymed Long
| Cat. 11 – Poetry: Unrhymed Short
| Cat. 12 – Poetry: Unrhymed Long
| Cat. 13 – Short Story: Flash Fiction
| Cat. 14 – Short Story: Juvenile
| Cat. 15 – Short Story: Young Adult
| Cat. 16 – Unpublished Short Story: Adult
| Cat. 17 – Short, Short Story: Adult
| Cat. 18 – Short Story: Romance
| Cat. 19 – Short Story: Western
| Cat. 20 – Short Story: Horror
| Cat. 21 – Short Story:SciFi/Fantasy
| Cat. 22 – Unpublished Book: Picture
| Cat. 23 – Unpublished Book: Middle Grade
| Cat. 24 – Unpublished Book: Young Adult
| Cat. 25 – Unpublished Book: NonFiction
| Cat. 26 – Unpublished Book: Historical Fiction
| Cat. 27 – Unpublished Book: Mainstream
| Cat. 28 – Unpublished Book: Mystery/Suspense
| Cat. 29 – Unpublished Book: Romance
| Cat. 30 – Unpublished Book: Horror
| Cat 31 — Unpublished Book: SciFi/Fantasy
| Cat. 32 – Published Book: Non-Fiction
| Cat. 33 – Published Book: Juvenile
| Cat. 34 – Published Book: Young Adult
| Cat. 35 – Published Book: Adult
 | Cat. 36 – Published Book: Poetry
 | Cat. 37 – Published Book: Anthology
| Crème de La Crème Award
| Creme de la Creme Trophy