FAQs

Q. What is the duration of the contest?

A. The contest will run from 18th July, 2019 to 30th September, 2019. Entries submitted until 30th September, 2019, 23:59 hours will be included in the contest

Q. Who can participate in the contest?

A. The contest is open for all college students across streams and geographies in India. 

Q. What are the content categories?

A. For this contest, stories, poems, audio & quotes will be considered as different content categories.

Q. What if my college name is not listed?

A. In case your college name is not listed under respective pin code, please select others and add exact name of your college in the given field.

Q. I am new to writing? How can you help me in developing my writing?

A. We may conduct few story and poetry writing webinars. You can also learn how a story & poetry is written by clicking here.

Q. What are the prizes?

A.There are multiple prizes to be won at national level. Top 3 winners under each language and content category (story, poem, audio & quotes) of the contest will be given prizes and selected entries will get published as book / e-book. Besides, there are multiple prizes to be won for participating colleges as well. Refer- Prize section

Q. Are there separate prizes for all languages?

A. Yes. There are language wise categories for prizes.

Q. How will the winners be judged?

A. The winners shall be selected on the basis of combination of score given by StoryMirror editorial panel, independent Jury; number of likes, views, comments, ratings on the content; and votes received during the voting process. 

Q. Where do I need to submit my content?

A. Entries have to be submitted on https://contest.storymirror.com/scwc only. Any entry submitted from outside the above mentioned link / mode will not be taken into consideration.

Q. What kind of content can I submit?

A. This contest permits the entry of stories (text & audio), poems (text & audio) and quotes. Other entries like articles and essays / blogs will be not be part of contest.

Q. Is there a limit on number of content that I can submit?

A. There is no limit to the number of submissions in any categories. You can submit as many stories, poems, audios or quotes as you want. More submission will increase your chances of winning.

Q. Is there any word limit?

A. No, there is no maximum word limit in stories, poems or audios. But the MINIMUM word limit is 10 for poems and 50 for stories. Quotes have to be limited to 250 characters. 

Q. What all languages can I submit in?

A. At present, you can submit stories and poems in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali & Odia. You can submit content in more than one language.

Q. Is there any theme and topic?

A. There are no themes and topics for this contest and you can write stories and poems in any genre. 

Q. How do I know when my content will go live?

A. Your text stories & poems go through an editorial process post submission and goes live on https://storymirror.com usually within 5-7 working days. However to check current status of the content, you can click on For Approvals in your profile on https://storymirror.com.Audios and quotes will be made live immediately. 

Q. Where should I contact in case I need any more information or I have any query?

A. You can contact us either on e-mail - sswc@storymirror.com or phone - 022-49240082 / 022-49243888 (Monday to Friday and on 2nd, 4th, & 5th Saturday) from 10.00 AM to 7.00 PM.

Q. When will the result be announced?

A. The result will be announced by November end, 2019.

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