Campfire Young Writer of the Year 2012 Competition (India)

28 March 2012
Campfire Young Writer of the Year 2012 Competition (India)
Deadline: 22 April 2012

This competition gives you the opportunity to have a go at writing your own story and of winning great prizes in the process.

Below is all the information you’ll need to take part.

WHO CAN TAKE PART?

Campfire Young Writer of the Year is open to anyone studying in classes 5 to 9, across India. There will be a winner and a runner up for each class. An overall winner will be chosen from the five class winners.

WHAT CAN I WIN?
  • The overall winner will receive an iPad and an engraved trophy.
  • The class winners will receive an Android tablet.
  • The class runners up will win a Campfire hamper.

All winners will have their stories published as part of the Campfire Young Writer of the Year Anthology.

WHAT IS THIS ANTHOLOGY ALL ABOUT?

The Campfire Young Writer of the Year Anthology will bring together the stories of the five class winners. Each story will be adapted into the graphic novel format by a Campfire writer and will be illustrated and coloured by the Campfire art team.

HOW DO I ENTER?

1. Write a fictional story – maximum 2,000 words.
2. Send it to Campfire by:
a. Registering online at www.campfire.co.in/youngwriters
b. E-mailing it to youngwriters@campfire.co.in
c. Mailing it to 101C, Shiv House, Hari Nagar Ashram, New Delhi 110 014

When submitting your entry, please include your name, address, e-mail ID, phone number, school name, class and section, and of course the story itself.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For inquiries: youngwriters@campfire.co.in

For submissions: youngwriters@campfire.co.in or online here

Website: http://www.campfire.co.in/
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