Inviting professional writers, journalists, students and amateur writers of Adarsh Rhythm Apartment, Bengaluru for Ayra ‘Open Theme’ Writing Contest.
Eligibility: Age 13+
Languages: English, Hindi and Kannada
Category:
- Adult (Age 18+ as of May 18th, 2024)
- Teen (13+ as of May 18th, 2024)
Allowed Type: Article, Short Story & Long Story
Adults Word Limit: Min 450 words and Max of 3000 words
Teenager Word Limit: Min 300 words and Max of 2000 words
Contest Start Date: 18th May 2024
Last Date for Article Submission: 28th May 2024
Audience Voting Timeline : 31st May 2024 to 5th June 2024
Result Announcement Date: 8th June 2024 
Submission Guidelines
- Topic Choices: Free selection, except for restrictions listed below. Potential categories include Technology, Lifestyle, Food, Travel, Education, Parenting, Automobile, History, Spirituality, Art, Literature, Business, Entrepreneurship, Fashion, Health & Wellness, Nature, Music, Philosophy, Science and Innovation, Sports, Activism, Personal Experience, Fashion Fictional Stories etc.
- Topic Restrictions: No explicit content, political/religious topics, discriminatory/hateful content, or promotional material
- Email your writing to [email protected] before end of the day - 28th May 2024 to be considered for the writing contest.
- Article or Story, must be Original, Non-Plagiarized, and non AI-generated.
- Article or Story submitted for the contest should not be previously published by the writer in any other platform including but not limited to Social Media, blog, print media etc.
- In the event of any discrepancy, the decision made by the Ayra Team will be final
Voting and Scoring
Shortlisted Articles: Writers of shortlisted articles will be contacted for publishing their articles on the Ayra platform after 28th May 2024, following which their articles will be available for audience voting. Shortlisted writers will also receive a participation e-certificate and will be eligible to earn incentives for their articles as per Ayra's standard policy if their entry does not win the contest.
Audience Voting: 31st May 2024 - 5th June 2024. The audience score will be influenced by the number of reads, engagement time, likes, and comments your article receives during this period, along with votes on ADDA.
Judging Criteria: Articles will be judged based on quality, originality, social impact and language proficiency. Each article can score up to 100 points (50 from audience votes, 50 from judges).
Participants can win only One Prize.
Winners Announcement
Winners will be announced on 8th June 2024. They will be contacted for prizes and certificates post-announcement by our team.
Additional Instructions: You can submit maximum of two entries for the contest, but only the best performing entry will be considered for the contest. Winners will be judged across all languages, and there will be no separate prizes based on language or type of article.
A WhatsApp group has been created exclusively for Adarsh Rhythm Participants for discussion, Q&A , announcements etc. You can join the WhatsApp group by clicking on this link - Adarsh Rhythm Writing Contest or by scanning the QR Code above.
In case you have any questions or need additional help, kindly reach out to us via email at [email protected] or Call / WhatsApp on +919740878425
Written by Ayra Admin
