Shiv Nadar University announces second edition of CROOKED LINES, its annual short story competition for young writers. The deadline is August 15, 2024.
About the University
Shiv Nadar University is a private deemed university located in Greater Noida, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was founded in 2011 as part of a series of initiatives launched by the Shiv Nadar Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation founded by Shiv Nadar, the founder and chairman of HCL.
About the Competition
The Department of English at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence announces second edition of its annual short story competition for young writers – CROOKED LINES.
Indian residents between the ages of 16 and 18 are invited to unlock the farthest nooks and crannies of their minds and pen a riveting story with all the elements of an unforgettable narrative. Choose a topic you love and write your best story for the opportunity to win exciting cash prizes.
Eligibility
- Authors must be between 16 to 18 years of age as of the final submission date.
- A Government of India-issued identity document must be scanned and uploaded as identity proof by contestants. The competition is open only to Indian residents/citizens.
Competition Rules
- Word limit for the submission: 1000 – 2000 words.
- Only unpublished works will be considered.
- Plagiarized entries will be disqualified.
- All entries must be original and in English.
- Do not submit entries written by AI tools.
- No identifying markers are allowed in the document, including the document name.
- Only one submission per person is allowed.
- The decision of the jury is final and cannot be challenged.
- Entries should be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman font (12pt), and to be submitted in DOCX, DOC, or PDF format.
Awards
- 1st Position: Rs. 50,000
- 2nd Position: Rs. 30,000
- 3rd Position: Rs. 30,000
Important Dates
- Last week of March: Call For Submission Open
- 15 August 2024: Submission Deadline
- Early September 2024: Longlist Announcement
- Early October 2024: Shortlist Announcement
Jury Panel
- Sam North: Sam North is a novelist, scriptwriter, and Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Exeter. He has published eight novels and written two films. His first novel, The Automatic Man, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His 2004 novel Unnumbered was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
- Rashmi Menon: Rashmi Menon is Executive Editor at HarperCollins Publishers India. She has been a part of publishing for fifteen years, commissioning and editing many bestselling works of fiction and non-fiction. Rashmi loves acquiring books that are both timely and timeless.
- Jerry Pinto: Jerry Pinto is an award-winning novelist. He is also a poet and a translator. He has won the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Windham-Campbell Award administered by the Beinecke Library at Yale University and the Rajat Kamal for the Best Book on Cinema.
How to Register?
Interested participants can register through this link.
Deadline
The deadline for submission is August 15, 2024.
