According to the number of submissions chosen during registration, you can submit a single entry, two entries, or three entries.
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Grand Writing
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2024
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Hone Your Craft
IWP provides an ideal environment for you to refine your writing skills. By offering feedback from esteemed judges, writing prompts, and exposure to diverse writing styles, we'll guide you on your path to becoming a better wordsmith.
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This is your stage! IWP's creative writing quest is a golden opportunity to showcase your creativity to an extensive audience, elevating your work from your desk to the limelight. Who knows? Literary agents or publishers could be your next fans!
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Here at the India Writing Project, we honor your talent with an array of rewards including enticing cash prizes, invaluable feedback, and publishing opportunities. It’s not just a competition; it's an investment in your literary journey.
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Important Information
- Word Limit
[Minimum: 50 Words |
Maximum: 1500 words] - Only submissions in ENGLISH will be allowed.
- Last Day To Submit: August 15th, 2024
- Results: September 15th, 2024
- After registering successfully, you will receive an e-mail (which can take up to 15 minutes.) with the link to submit your work. Please make sure you check your promotions and spam box.
FAQS
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The writer can submit essays, poems, articles, or short stories written on ANY topic or subject as preferred by them. There is no restriction on the same. Submissions can be written in any style and from any genre as preferred by the writer
It is a limited-slot program, and registrations will close once the slots have been filled. Thereby, there will be no last date to register.
The last day to submit is August 15, 2024; the results will be announced on September 15, 2024.
There is no age restriction to entering the competition. Talent doesn’t distinguish between ages, so why should we?
If you’d like to submit more than the prescribed piece limit, you would be required to register again. You cannot submit multiple pieces within the same entry or submit more than one entry/two entries (chosen while registering) with the same registration number.
You can register under the same name multiple times.
However, the contest has limited slots that will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The participant is allowed to submit original works that have not formerly been published or exhibited before the competition submission deadline. The participants themselves should write the piece of writing, which should not be plagiarized. Any submissions violating these terms shall be disqualified from the competition.
- First Entry: The fee for registering your initial submission is Rs. 999.
- Subsequent Entries: Once your first entry is approved, any additional submissions can be made at a cost of Rs. 699 per entry.
We are one of India’s leading platforms for online Poetry and Creative Writing competitions. We award you in cash prizes, certificates, and magazine publication.