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. Contest sponsorships help underwrite the costs of OWFI's annual writing contest while recognizing individuals and organizations that support our literary mission.

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

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 Partial – Short Story: Young Adult
| Cat. 15 Partial – 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| Cat. 16 – Unpublished Short Story: Adult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| Cat. 22 – Unpublished Book: Picture
| Cat. 23 – Unpublished Book: Middle Grade
| Cat. 24 – Unpublished Book: Young Adult
| Cat. 25 – Unpublished Book: NonFiction
| Cat. 26 – Unpublished Book: Historical Fiction
| Cat. 27 – Unpublished Book: Mainstream
| Cat. 28 – Unpublished Book: Mystery/Suspense
| Cat. 29 – Unpublished Book: Romance
| Cat. 30 – Unpublished Book: Horror
| Cat 31 — Unpublished Book: SciFi/Fantasy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