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Sweek student writing competition!
June 28, 2017
June 28, 2017
Sweek student writing competition!
*The winners: https://blog.sweek.com/announcing-winners-indiacollegeclash-writing-competition/*
Dutch company Sweek is looking for young talented writers! Do you want to win cash prizes to cover a part of your tuition, take a weekend break from studying or treat your family to a great dinner? Start writing now and get a chance to win over ₹35,000 in cash in our student writing competiton! As long as your story is less than 3,000 words, you can write in any genre and on any topic: a thrilling mystery, a breathtaking fantasy, or an epic love story!
HOW TO JOIN IN 5 STEPS?
Step 1: You must be registered to a college in India. If you graduated any time in 2017, you can still participate 🙂
Step 2: Download the Sweek app or use our website
Website: https://sweek.com/
Android app: http://bit.ly/SweekforAndroid
iOS app: http://bit.ly/SweekforiOS
Step 3: Create an account or log in
Step 4: Go to ‘My stories’ and then click on ‘New story’. Create a chapter and write or copy in your story.
Step 5: Publish your work and fill in the tag #IndiaCollegeClash in your story details. Finalize by ‘Publish’ – your story is now published and part of the writing contest! If you would like your college to win the best college award (so not mandatory!), put the abbreviation of your college in the tags section, or write the university and college full name in the short description of your story.
RULES & REGULATIONS
- Your story needs to be written in English or Hindi
- The story must be tagged #IndiaCollegeClash in the story details
- Word limit: maximum 3,000 words
- The story doesn’t have to be new or exclusive (so it can be a story from an existing blog for instance), but needs to be newly uploaded on Sweek
- The story must be created by you
- The story must be submitted and finished before the deadline: 31/07/17, 23:59
- You can participate with multiple entries
- It can be a combination of e.g. young adult, romance, fantasy, science fiction, crime and it can have the form of both prose and poetry
PRIZES
Jury prizes
Jury 1st choice award: ₹10,000 cash + printed certificate
Jury 2nd choice award: ₹5,000 cash + printed certificate
Jury 3rd choice award: ₹2,500 cash + printed certificate
Jury 4th – 10th choice: printed certificate
Best college award: ₹5,000 cash + all entries get a printed participation certificate
Community prizes
Most popular story award: ₹5,000 cash
Most active reader award: ₹2,500 cash
Best feedback award: ₹2,500 cash
Best cover design award: ₹2,500 cash
Predict the winner award: ₹2,500 cash
*Find the rules regarding the prizes below
DURATION
Participation: June 20th – July 31st
Winner announcement: August 22nd
Good luck! For any questions, don’t hesitate to comment below or contact us via support@sweek.com. Sweek is based in the Netherlands, Europe.
*EXTRA INFORMATION*
JURY
Your story will be read by these expert jury members and the Sweek editorial team.
Pragya Sharma is a blogger, book reviewer, and clinical psychologist. Find out more via ReviewingShelf.
Avnika Gupta is a Spoken Word Artist and street theater artist. Check out her Facebook page!
We’re sure you don’t want to miss the deadline, so join the Facebook event to get timely reminders!
PARTNER CLUBS
Although any student and literary club can join for this contest, our official partners are great literary clubs who help us make this competition possible. Introducing:
Literary Committee, LNMIIT. Visit them on Facebook!
KalamKaar: the Literary Society of DDUC. Check them out on Facebook!
Literary & Debating Club | NIT Calicut. Follow them on Facebook!
University Debating & Literary Club – AMU. Read more on Facebook!
PRIZE EXPLANATIONS
Best college award goes to the college with the highest total score. The score is based on number of entries multiplied by the average score of the stories on a scale of 1 to 5, given by the jury. If the college has a literary club, they will be awarded the prize. If not, the college will be contacted.
Most popular story award goes to the story with the highest number of followers. The deadline for the followers count is: 15/08/17, 23:59. Falsification of followers will lead to a warning, followed by immediate disqualification if the behavior continues.
Most active reader award goes to the reader that gave the most likes, follows and comments on any Sweek story. Be sure to add #IndiaCollegeClash in your profile ‘about’ section to let us know you want to participate. You don’t need to have written a story yourself to participate. The deadline for the activity count is 15/08/17, 23:59
Best feedback award goes to person who gave the most useful feedback to a story that participates in the #IndiaCollegeClash competition. Simply add #IndiaCollegeClash to the end of your comment to have the jury read your comment. You don’t need to have written a story yourself to participate. The deadline for writing your comment is 15/08/17, 23:59.
Best cover design award goes to the most beautiful and original cover. For participation you need to upload the cover on Instagram and add in description #indiacollegeclash and tag @sweekstories. The winner will be selected by the Sweek team together with the Sweek Keepers.
* The cash amount will be transferred via paypal or to a bank account with a valid IBAN and BIC code. The transfer fee will be paid by Sweek, but is not responsible for the conversion rate from Euro to a local currency the receiving bank uses. In case of non-availability of either, a gift card to a webshop can be considered. The printed certificates for the top 10 will be personalized and sent to their home address. The certificates for the college award will be sent to one address of the literary society or university and are not personalized.
94 Comments
Hey.
what is the age group for this competition?
Hi, there's no age group. If you're enrolled in a college / university in 2017 - you're fine!
is there any word limit???
Hi there, yes, it is 3000 words. Please refer to the rules for all the relevant info :)
I've already published the story on sweek ,which I want to send for the competition.What should I do?
Hi there, you need to tag your story with the correct tag in the Tags section in Story details. In that way we know that it belongs to that particular contest.
Hi Sweek team! I passed from college in 2016. Am I still eligible?
Hi, unfortunately not, but you can participate with for example #GoExplore: https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/
I'm postgraduate can I participated .
Hi! If you graduated in 2017 you can still participate. Otherwise, be sure to check out our other competition: https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/
Hi, is it necessary to tag the name of our college in the tags section.
Hi, you can, but don't have too. Just be sure to use #IndiaCollegeClash!
Is it necesaary to tag our college or just tagging #IndiaCollegeClash is enough to participate in the competition
Hi, you can also join without mentioning your college. Good luck!
Hi , i had not taken admission int any college yet but would certainly join one before mid August.Can i participate?
Hi, if you think you have a proof of enrollment when we choose the winners mid August, you can join already :)
What about the students of school of open learning (DU).......can they also
Participate?
Hi, I see it's part of the University of Delhi, so yes, that's allowed too :)
Can we write psychotic/gore fiction?
Hi Soumya, all genres are allowed!
Can students of class 11 & 12 participate?
Hi Ayushi, this one is only for students of colleges/universities. We also have competitions open to anyone: https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/
Hey wanted to know if only poems are allowed?
Hi there, yes, they are!
I have just passed from college...can I participate?
If youare a graduate of 2017, you can join :)
Hi there, would you please tell me that a child studying in 12th class can participate or not?
Hi Pragati, it's only for students in universities/colleges. There are also competitions that are open to anyone, such as this one: https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/
hey there I can't sign up in by website .. ? can you help me or suggest me how can I sign up in ur website
Hi there, you need to click on the sign up and then either sign up via email or facebook :
Hi. I noticed that it has been mentioned that if I'm graduating anytime in 2k17 , I can participate. I've written my final semester exams and I'm awaiting my results. I can still participate, right? And in such cases, the college name has to be written too, if I'm not wrong?
Hi there, you can indeed! If you want your college to participate in Best College award, then indeed you should write the name
hi i m doing graduation through correspondence.
can i participte?
Hi Deeksha, I'm not sure what you mean with 'through correspondence', but if you're enrolled in a university or college any time in 2017, you can participate!
Hi, sweek team. What must be the theme of cover design ? Is it like a magazine cover page ?
Hi, it should be the cover for the story you wrote for #IndiaCollegeClash. So, it's a bit like a book cover! But of course, if it looks like a magazine cover, that's fine too ;)
I am a last year student of graduation.. So can a participate in this competition???
Hi Poonam, if you graduated in 2017 or if you're still studying, you can participate! If you you graduated some years before, you can participate with our other writing contests: https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/
Me and my friend both are intrested in your event , and we both enrolled in 2016 in college . shall we also participate .
Hi, if you started studying in 2016, yes, you can participate!
Query about the cover page . What to do in that i mean is their any particular title on which we have to make the cover page or we can create on any title (e.g the bet , citylights)
It's the cover design that you use for your own story. Or do you mean you would like to make a cover design without writing a story?
I am in school can i participate please
Hi Nupur, if your school is a college/university - then yes. If not, you can also participate in our other writing competition: https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/
I m in school working under amu . so can I participate in a week.
Hi, if it's the university that's called AMU, then yes! You can still participate until the 31st of July.
Can I participate with more than one entry? A story and a poem, in case it is possible.
Hi Saurabh, you can participate with as many entries as you like! Both poetry and prose are allowed :)
I joined college in 2016. So can I participate? Can we send poems if not stories?Can we send more than one poem?
Hi, that sounds good! Yes, you can send both poems and stories, and you can send as many as you would like!
Hey!
Is this only for graduate students? I completed my Masters this year from Jadavpur University. Can I still participate?
If you have an enrollment for any month in 2017, you can participate! And congratulations ;)
Thank you :D
I have graduated in 2015 m i elligible for this competition or not.
Hi there, unfortunately not, but you can check our other 2 contests which are open to everyone: https://blog.sweek.com/microfiction-challenge-microcoffee/ and https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/
Hi,
One of my friend wants to participate. She is currently doing her master's in dental. She enrolled this year. Is she eligible to participate?
Hi there,
Yes, she is :)
Hi.. i have given my final year exams in April 2017 but the results are not yet out.. m i eligible to participate in this contest?
Hi there, yes, you are!
It means i can take part in it bcz i m in 2 nd yr
Hi, if you're in the 2nd year of college you can participate indeed!
Sir ... Please tell me about venue . where will at perform this writting competition. Or what is the process of this competition.
Hi Nazia, it's all online, there is no venue. You can submit your story on www.sweek.com! Step-by-step: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPP3Lsz2QkY&t=2s
Can one person write more than one story with the same ID ?
Hi, yes, one user can participate with as many stories as he or she wants ;) on the same account
Hi. When it says "The story doesn’t have to be new or exclusive" does this include previously published stories too? Not on Sweek, but elsewhere (eg. a print anthology)
Hi, yes, that won't be a problem! It can be published both online or in print before.
Hey, I graduated in 2015. Am I eligible for the said contest? If not, then any other option I can look forward to?
Hi, unfortunately not, but you can participate with https://blog.sweek.com/sweek-writing-competition-goexplore/! The grand prize is 150 euros (+- 11,000 rupees)
Can I upload more than one article??
Hi Yash, yes, you can participate with as many entries as you would like!
Sir, I have graduated in 2016 and doing masters now from.IGNOU ....I have already written a story to submit....plz tell me that,Am I eligible ??????
Hi, if you're still studying (for your masters) you can join the competition!
How will we know if the jury has actually read our story?
(Sorry for the weird question.)
Hi Kaavya, you can't see who read your story (that's anonymized). However, I can guarantee we make sure all participating stories get reviewed by the jury! We collect all entries in a file and juries indicate when they've read and judged the story. Hope this answers your question!
Hey I just enrolled in college in 2016. Am I eligible to participate in this competition?
Hi there, yes you are :)
I am a student of B.ed college.. can i participate in this competition??
Hi there, yes!
Hello, do the stories have to have a mandatory link to Indian culture (like having Indian names for people, places etc.)?
Hi Ayushi, no, that's not mandatory. You can write on any topic you want!
Thank you for the reply!
I have posted a story just now, but i m not sure whether its published or not and has become part of the competition... please help
Hi Manali, what's the title of your story? I can check for you! You can also check yourself btw by searching for your story in the search bar. If you click on it and it has #IndiaCollegeClash anywhere on the story page, it's participating!
Hi Sabine! :) title of my story is Empower Yourself. And thanks for replying!
It is tagged correctly!
Is it necessary to upload a cover? And if I do it, must it be an original one?
Hi, it's not mandatory, but if you do - it must be rights free. Good luck!
Greetings!I just wanted to know if the winners will be notified by mail,when the results are announced?Or do we have to keep checking our Sweek updates?
Hi there, the winners will be notified via email :) They will be also of course announced on all our channels
Hey,
I have participated in #IndiaCollegeClash but haven't got any participation confirmation e- mail on my gmail id like other times. Could you tell me if I am in or not.
Story title-Isa
link-https://sweek.com/read/52856/1400000162
my account name-miss_peerless
Hi there,
You are participating, no worries :)
I've posted my story after weeks of toil, but it's about a day past the deadline, would you please please please consider it? Please I promise the story is worth it.
Hi there, the deadline was on the 31st of July.
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