Theme for the competition: To encourage the inner writer in you we will share images every 48 hours as writing prompt. Here is theme # 8

Introduction:

For all the writers who write inspirational stories, StoryMirror is back with an exciting initiative to give your unpublished works a chance to be shared in a physical book! Write the perfect inspirational story that you think can change the reader’s life and win the golden opportunity to get published!

Find your words in print by participating in StoryMirror’s competition. The winning stories will be exclusively published by StoryMirror in an anthology which will be formed with nothing but the best, and you could be in it! 

Rules for the competition

• All Stories should be in the inspirational genre.
• Stories can be submitted in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia or Bengali.
• Word Limit for the stories: Minimum 1500 words & Maximum 2500 words.
• Only the entries submitted through the competition link will be considered valid.
• Winners will be decided on the basis of the editorial score as well as the reader's engagement on the content by way of likes, comments, and ratings.
• Decision of StoryMirror will be final and binding on all the participants.
• Participants should submit their original stories. 
• There is no limit on the number of stories to be submitted.
• Essays / Articles are not allowed for submission.
• Stories once submitted under this competition can not be withdrawn from the StoryMirror platform. 

Rules for the anthology

• By participating in this competition, the writer hereby grants StoryMirror exclusive right to publish his / her work in the anthology.
• StoryMirror shall give due credit to the writer and the writer's brief introduction will be included in the book.
• The selected content should not have published on any other platform in any form i.e digital or physical.
• No royalties will be shared on the sale of these books as this work is already available for free on StoryMirror.
• The book will be sold online on https://shop.storymirror.com&https://.amazon.in. Any other distribution channel will be at the discretion of Publisher.
• There will be no revocation of these terms and the work once published can not be removed from the anthology.
• Each writer, whose story will get printed in the anthology, shall be given a free copy of the book.

Prizes

• Top 20 best stories in every language will be published as a physical book.
• Next 30 best stories in every language will be published as an e-book
• Participation certificates will be given to all.

Eligibility  

Contest Period – October 8, 2019 to October 31, 2019

Word Limit: 1500-2500
Results – November 20, 2019  

Languages: English
Content-type: Stories (Word limit: Between 1500 words to 2500 words)
Contact person: marketing@storymirror.com / 022-49243888 / 022-49240082