Glimpse of 2022 Story/Poem Contest

New year is an emotive time of year. It is the time when people evaluate themselves, look back at the year gone and make resolutions for the year ahead.

StoryMirror in collaboration with Christ Public School, Basavanagar presents "Glimpse of 2022." Here is your chance to go back in time and revisit your memorable moments of Year 2022.

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StoryMirror #Hall of words - Story Poetry Contest

A million tales cross your path every day. The writers are the magicians who take a small piece of scene, detailing, and art to weave a story that's interesting, insightful, and unique.

StoryMirror in collaboration with A Unique Creation Literary Family presents Hall of words, a contest where you can build a literary world of your own, with fictions that are detailed, non fictions that are rhythmic, and poems that are melodious.

Look around, get a clue and start writing the best piece that you can.

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Story Mirror Writing Contest Brother - Sister Memories

The joyous occasion of Raksha Bandhan has arrived. It is the day that not only acknowledges this bond between siblings but also marks an auspicious beginning to the series of festivities that will follow. What’s a better way to celebrate this festival other than walking down the memory lane with some ‘Bachpan ki Yaadein.’

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Story Mirror #Professional Writer Hunt

StoryMirror is on a “Professional Writer Hunt” and we can't wait to have you on board. Now grow your freelance writing business or take the next level by going this route.

It is hard to define the thriller genre, but it is easy to tell when you are reading one. If you find yourself inching slowly toward the edge of your seat, your heartbeat is up a few beats, and you have squeezed the air out of a cushion you are hugging, it is safe to say you are reading a spy thriller. Racing against the clock while unmasking their enemies, spy agents juggle between protecting the country and executing strategies while carrying out covert operations to save the world.

StoryMirror invites you to be a part of the “Professional Writer Hunt” contest  where we want you to bring out your inner wordsmith and write a nail-biting spy thriller. It can be about any spy agents you like as long as it gets our heart racing, and our inner sleuth guessing.

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Story Writing Competition for School Students

Akshhar Publications invites entries for their story writing competition

Prizes and Benefits

All the participants will attend an educational online session with our author Megha Bajaj to write winning stories and essays and creative writing. 

The top 100 stories will be published in a Book with your school’s name, winner’s photograph and name and these will be sent to a number schools for their library.

There are many more exciting prizes, certificates, and trophies for the students too.

Eligibility

5-10 standard students

Language: English and Hindi

Registration Fee

The fee is Rs. 500/- 

Last Date: August 15, 2022

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NAGRIKA WRITING CONTEST 2022 - ESSAY, STORY, POEM CONTEST

Ever imagined how your city would be different if you ran it? 

This year’s writing contest seeks to inspire you to think about ways in which youth can change the cities they live in. 

Here is the prompt.

How differently would your city function if it were to be run by youth?

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#Anecdotes of India@75 - Story Writing Contest

StoryMirror in collaboration with Takhte Writers & Publishers (https://takhte.in/VoiceofViews/) launch the literary contest 'Anecdotes of India@75'

'Anecdotes of India@75' acknowledge the unacknowledged. It could be a person or an incident adding to national ethos, and you as a writer feel that others should know about it. So, start thinking, exploring and writing it in a stimulating story.

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StoryMirror Biography Writing Contest

StoryMirror  invites you to participate in the StoryMirror Biography Writing Contest, a contest intended to highlight personal biographies and autobiographies. 

Purpose of StoryMirror Biography Writing Contest

What do we learn from these biographies? The priceless lessons of experience.

Every life serves a purpose, and discovering your own purpose can be aided by delving into the lives of others whose purposes have made our lives better or worse. If you wish to excel in your own life, there is no better place to find inspiration than in the lives of those who have changed our world and changed our lives for the better.

Categories:

Story, Audio

Languages: English, Hindi

Prizes:

Top 2 winners will be awarded a free physical book publishing contract with StoryMirror provided that their stories have more than 30,000 words.

Interesting biographies may also get a chance to get featured in a movie. Prior to selection, StoryMirror will notify those writers and sign a legal agreement before proceeding with the movie contracts.

All writers who submit a biography of more than 15000 words will be awarded a physical book subject to an editor score of 6.

Winners will receive digital certificates of appreciation.

All participants will receive a digital participation certificate.

Submission phase - April 11, 2022 to July 15, 2022

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#AZMAISH: A Journey Through the Indian Subcontinent - Story Contest

Traveling teaches you how to be independent, explore your inner self, dive deep into the emotions, and in turn, enhances personal growth.

StoryMirror always encourages stories that are inspired from real life characters, events, and learnings. We are happy to announce the contest "A Journey Through the Indian Subcontinent"

where we welcome writers to write about their travel experiences involving people, culture, food etc, based out of the Indian subcontinent. 

Come, share, and write the best stories you have got.

Theme - Write about your travel experiences involving people, culture, food etc. in the Indian subcontinent

Language: English

Category: Story

Rules:

A participant has to first watch the movie and then submit their travel experiences inspired through the movie.

Link to watch: https://evts.eventscape.live/dxlnq1

Winners will be decided based on editorial score, our jury and Film Director Sabiha Sumar.

Participants should submit their original content.

Any submission made over email or as hard copy or without using the contest link will not be eligible for entry.

There is no participation fee.

Prizes:

All participants will receive a participation certificate.

The winner will be rewarded the following -

1st Prize: Free Annual Subscription to Eventscape Happiest Plan

2nd Prize: Free Annual Subscription to Eventscape Happier Plan

3rd Prize: Free Annual Subscription to Eventscape Happy Plan

4th and 5th place: Free Monthly Subscription to Eventscape Happiest Plan

Submission period: 09th April 2022 to 10th May 2022

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IHRAF Youth Anthology - Creative Writing and Art Contests

IHRAF 2022 Youth Fellow Mahbubat Salahudeen is creating the anthology of youth voices.  This call is for young activists, creatives and advocates for human rights to exhibit the human rights issues that are most important to them in form of art, essays, short stories, poems etc., specifically in reference to the right to defend human rights and not incite hate or bigotry.

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Curious Times The Republic Day Contest

Curious Times is excited to bring yet another exciting contest for all our curious and creative kids and teachers. It’s the Republic Day Season everywhere in India. Let’s paint our feed with the theme on National Pride.

The Republic Day Contest

It will be be open from the 22nd of January 2022 and will end on 27th January 2022. Select contributions will be published in Curious Times Weekly.

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School Champs for Climate Action

FairGaze, school focused engagement ecosystem, in partnership with United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan (UNIC) launched a four-month student-led campaign ‘School Champs for Climate Action’, to spread awareness around climate change and the need to Act Now. The campaign is aligned with SDG 13 and involves a pan-India online contest for school students to share their impact stories of sustainable actions against climate change.

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Story Mirros: #Non Stop November Edition 3

Non-Stop November Writing Challenge is different & this time it’s much bigger with three different levels. You can participate in one, two or all the three levels. Participating and completing the challenge in two or more levels will make you eligible for our mega prize. 

Non Stop November Edition 3 - Beginner - http://sm-s.in/TbGvSWf

Non Stop November Edition 3 - Intermediate - http://sm-s.in/njoMHwF

Non Stop November Edition 3 - Advance - http://sm-s.in/zRS6IM7

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Story Writing Competition on the occasion of National Unity Day

Rashtriya Ekta Divas (National Unity Day) is observed every year on 31stOctober to commemorate Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's birth anniversary. It not only commemorates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the architect of national integration of independent India, but also re-affirms the inherent strength and resilience of our nation to withstand threats to the unity, integrity and security of the Country. National Unity Day this year will follow the theme of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Accordingly, a national level Story Writing competition on the theme – "the contribution of paired State/Union Territory (UT) in India's Struggle for Freedom" is being launched by the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India. The competition aims to explore students' creative instincts and encourage them to write about the contributions of their paired states to India's struggle for freedom in accordance with the Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat (EBSB) matrix.

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#Being Women - Story Contest

What's the actual meaning of empowerment? Is it only literacy? Maybe that is the first step.

There are more things to conquer. Barriers need to be broken, compromises need to be overruled, taboos need to be overpowered by the fighter residing in all women.

“There are some women who feel not treating them differently is gender parity, for those are the blessed ones who are nurtured well and treated at par in the society but there are still a lot who struggle to come to terms. Should women really be needing a difference and called a second gender?

Girl, maiden, woman - they put more and more effort every single day to achieve what is rightfully theirs. They want to contribute to society's betterment like a normal person.

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#Only If Story Writing Competition

Story Writing Competition for all

The growing urbanization and technologies have aided our care and comfort. But let's stop and think - who builds these buildings, the bridges, the highways, skyscrapers and other landmarks? 

The common daily wagers, the labourers are the actual base of the building that provides shelter to us. Yet the creators are the ones who are neglected much; they can't afford to put a roof on their own heads. 

Fighting with class struggle and other hardships they have become immune to any turmoil. 

StoryMirror in collaboration with Author Basant Kumar presents Only If, a writing contest that tries to bring out the most fascinating and beautiful stories and poetries connecting all readers and writers.

LET US THANK THE PEOPLE WHOSE LITTLE CONTRIBUTIONS MAKE GREAT IMPACTS ON OUR LIVES.

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Haunted: Horror Story Writing Contest - Story Mirror

Most of us have haunting experiences at some point of our life or have faced some paranormal activities or some just love a good scary story, something to send a chill across your spine. 

Scary zombie or lumbering knifeman, Satan child or invisible man, there’s nothing more blood-pumping than watching ghosts, demons and spirits munch, slash and stomp their way.

Haunted Story Contest
where you can showcase your talent with the words that would enliven their horror in reality and build terror, suspense, and spooks into your story that instills a sense of fear in the reader.

horror story, ghost stories, horror, paranormal activity, scary story, scary face, horror face, scary ghost, horror scene, horror of dracula, spooky, house on a haunted hill, paranormal, haunted, ghost.

You can use all or minimum 5 words from the above list in your story.

Rules

It has to be a horror content

Winner will be decided based on editorial scores.

Participants should submit their original content. There is no limit to the number of content you submit.

There is no word limit.

It is necessary to use a minimum 5 words from the list in your story.

Prizes

Top 20 best stories will be published as an ebook through StoryMirror.

Participants certificates to all the participants.

Period: Sep 11, 2020 to October 26, 2020

 

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Ist 'Online' Amusing Courtroom Story Writing Competition

Ist 'Online' Amusing Courtroom Story Writing Competition By Desi Kaanoon

Many of us have amusing incidents at court to recount- whether as a party to the proceeding, as an intern, as an advocate, or even as a judge. To bring some mirth in these testing times, we invite you all to share such experiences or story with us and get a chance to win exciting prizes. These stories can be about you or something you have witnessed.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The competition is open for all.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

For registering the competition, an amount of Rs. 99 has to be paid. Payment can be done via PayTM/Google Pay/PhonePe at 7800701816.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. All entries must be typewritten. Scanned or handwritten entries will not be submitted.

2. The word limit is 700 words.

3. The submission can be in English or Hindi.

4. The incident shared can be about any court or tribunal in India.

5. The submissions shall be mailed in .doc format only to info.desikaanoon@gmail.com with the subject “Entry for courtroom experience” and the mail body shall enclose the following details-

• Name of the student

• Phone Number

Any mail not complying with this will be rejected outright.

6. The last date for registrations is 25th September 2020.

7. The deadline for submissions is 26th September 2020. Any submission made after this date will not be accepted.

8. The submissions should be amusing and should not contain defamatory or abusive content.

9. The results will be declared by 2nd October 2020.

FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS

1. Font size: 12

2. Font Type: Times New Roman

3. Line spacing: 1.5

4. The alignment should be justified.

PRIZES

The best entry will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 1500 + certificate of merit.

Second best entry will be provided a cash prize of Rs. 1000 + certificate of merit.

Third best entry will be provided with a certificate of merit.

Top 12 entries will be published on our website under the head “The Bar Talks” + Certificate of Appreciation.

E-certificate shall be issued to all participate.

 

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English Literary Festival - Stories, Poems and Quotes Writing Contest

At a time when the entire world is facing an unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 (Corona) and people across the globe are facing a crisis of lifetime, there can be no better way to inspire people than through the medium of Literature.

StoryMirror along with “English Literature” (https://www.facebook.com/ThisisEnglishLiterature/) has curated an English Literary Festival for writers to present content that can motivate, inspire and make people happy. As the saying goes, “Pen is mightier than the sword”. So as writers, let’s use our weapon and spread inspiration & happiness all around with our words.

Submit your stories, poems or quotes and join our efforts to make all of us stronger so that we can face these difficult times with ease.

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Story-Poem-Essay-Painting Competition (Malayalam - Palakkad)

Punarjani Eco Friendly Organisation is organising a Story-Poem-Essay-Painting Competition for students.

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