Barso Re: Monsoon Festival OS Contest [Submissions Closed]

Pratiksha

@BlackWitch

IF-Rockerz

Posted: 1 years ago

It's pouring outside. You are sitting in your favourite chair, slowly sipping a hot cup of adrak chai as you pen the perfect story in your mind...Sigh! Is there anything better than this?

Hello, folks! Are you loving the petrichor in the air? Every year, this beautiful, earthy scent with the soothing sounds of the rain becomes a muse for writers. The season calls for romance, drama, intrigue, angst. It gives a gentle push to unwind and allow yourself to immerse into a good story.

So, giving your creativity a space to flourish, we bring you Barso Re - a monsoon-themed writing contest, where you may let your imagination run wild.

This contest will be held from 10th July and tentatively complete by the end of the month.

Last date of submission: 1st August, 11:59 PM IST

We may even have multiple winners across genres!*

The story can be fanfiction or an original story, but it should be your own work and non-plagiarised.

It MUST be rain themed and needs to have a title.

Previously written works cannot be submitted for the contest.

The word limit is maximum 2500 words. It can be shorter, but not longer. The plot of the story should be completed in this one story.

You are free to write across genres, but your final submission must mention the genre(s) of your story.

Mature content is allowed, but needs to be posted with rating R or rating X as specified in the revised rules. Also, please check what's NOT allowed as mature content in the link.

The story must be posted in the new Fanfiction Section of India Forums, in accordance with the newFanfiction Rules.

Mention "barso re" as a tag in the tag field, while posting your story in the FF section.

After posting your story in the FF section, PM the link to BlackWitch.

Moderators/FFEs/BRs can participate in this contest.

You can submit multiple stories for the contest.

You can request Book Covers here. But this will not be a criterion for judging.

Stories will NOT be beta-read before judging. You can, however, submit for beta reading after the results have been declared.

Your story will be impartially judged by a panel of judges.

Criteria of judging: Creativity, dialogues, characterization, grammar, concept, ambiance, and title.

The decision of the judges will be final.

*We may have multiple winners, depending on the number and quality of entries received.

Are you excited to get those creative juices flowing? Bookmark this thread and start writing!

For further queries, you can post in this thread or PM me (BlackWitch)/Shiri (Animagus_Shiri).

The tutorials to post a new story are here. The help desk has other chapters that, hopefully, help you while posting/updating your story.

If you need any help posting the story in the FF section, contact one of the FFEs: Koeli| Viswasruti | oye_nakhrewaal

Write-up and Idea: BlackWitch

Title & FFDT Graphics: Animagus_Shiri

Other Graphics: Giphy

Colour Coding: oye_nakhrewaali

Proof Reading: Viswasruti

Suggestions and Inputs: Members of FFDT

Edited by BlackWitch - 1 years ago

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Pratiksha

@BlackWitch

IF-Rockerz

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Posted: 1 years ago

Can the story be based on any character from any media or should it only be based on ITV Hindi characters/Bollywood movies?

The story characters can be from any media, including but not limited to Bollywood movies. Your fanfiction can be based on any Hollywood movie/sitcom/show, Bollywood movie/webshow, ITV shows, anime, mythology etc. You can also create original characters.

Do we need to sign up or something?

No. You only need to share the link with me on PM, once you post your story in the Fanfiction section.
If you can’t reach me, please PM Shiri (Animagus_Shiri)

Can we include dialogues of Hinglish language? Or we need to write in English only?

Yes. You can write Hinglish dialogues. But you may be asked for a translation, if the judges require clarity on any of the dialogues.

Can I write a fanfiction involving a regional (Marathi) show?

You may write the fanfiction based on any show of any language.

But if you are writing dialogues in a language other than English, then please include translations for the understanding of the judges.

Do we need an introduction to the show and background plot of the OS?

The introduction to the show won’t be necessary, but you could include a note for the judges on which show and characters the OS is based on.

The overall plot needs to fit into the OS storyline itself, and the story needs to be completed within the word limit of 2500 words. You could dedicate a paragraph or two to the background within your story to give context.

The idea is that even a person who has never seen the show should be able to understand your characters, their motivations and the plot of your story, when they read it.