For bulk entries through schools, please connect with Ms Renee over +971-527809450 at a special fee. For Bulk entries schools don’t need to do individual registrations, just attach all entries in a single email and send it to us on: contact@storywritingcompetition.com . Once we receive the entries, we will send you a combined payment link, which can be used to make a single click payment.

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All submissions must come to us via The Form above. We do not accept submissions by email or by post. We accept only Typed Stories in English Language. 

Last Date to Register & Submit Story: 31/10/2024

No, we do not have any restrictions or preferences.

Yes, simultaneous submissions are certainly allowed. Simply inform us of acceptance elsewhere, if applicable.

Please submit text only (unless the entry is being submitted into the Self-Published Book Awards or Self-Published E-book Awards).

Count all words (except the title) making up your story (no matter the number of letters in the word). Do not include the entry title in your count. You can use this website for the same: https://www.charactercountonline.com/

To best present your work, we suggest that you select a font that is easy to read; 12-point type size, black color text is preferred but not mandatory. We have no requirements as to the number of words per page. It is preferred that an entry be formatted to A4 Size, 8.5 x 11 paper. We prefer any standard-formatting styles (although non-conforming entries will not be disqualified).

Yes, you may enter under a pen name. Include your pen name on all forms as you would wish for them to appear in any credits. Please be advised (and advise us of it if you are notified as a winner) that we only need your legal name if you are chosen as a winner (in order to issue prizes).

If you submit a portion of a larger work, please understand that what you submit will be judged as a complete story, not part of a larger work. Your submission needs to read as a complete story in and of itself.

Edits must be done prior to entering. Once an entry has been submitted, we do not accept edits, replacements or exchanges. If you wish to re-enter an edited piece, it is most acceptable and is considered to be a new entry. You may wish to slightly alter the entry title or the file name in these cases, so that you are able to identify the versions-should you be selected as a winner.

All contest entrants must be aged between 7 to 18 years.

All entry fees are due in U.S. Dollars. Entry fees can be paid online by credit card/debit card (MC, V, AMEX & DISC) or PayPal.Entry Fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.

Please email your concern to: contact@storywritingcompetition.com alongwith the email ids used and payment receipts of both the payments.

Entries are not returned; please keep a copy for your records.

Don’t worry, its a unique link and opens only once when you make the payment. To solve this, please share your payment receipt to: +971-527809450 for a form link request, we will share it within hours.

You can find it in the payment receipt sent over your email automatically either by Stripe or Razorpay or Paypal. If you cant find it in your inbox, do check spam and updates folder too.

Please email the email id used to make the payment to: contact@storywritingcompetition.com, so we can send you a duplicate copy of the same.

Please check the size and type of the file you are uploading. Max file size allowed is 1 MB. For Story we accept only .doc files and for id proof you can upload .jpg, .png, .doc or .pdf files.

In case of Server Reject, usually the Google Drive of the email id you are using is full, you need to delete some files in order to use it, alternatively you can also use a separate email id to login into Google Form, remember; you have to login into chrome from a new id and not just fill in new id into form.
If you get a message that, ‘You are not allowed to submit, contact the System Admin’, it usually means your chrome is logged in from an email id that doesn’t allows external sharing.You have to use a separate email id to login into Google Form, remember; you have to login into chrome from a new id and not just fill in new id into form.

The Results will be published on this website.

Top Award Winners will be notified within 30 days of announcement of result. Entrants not selected as winners will not be notified at this time; non-winners will be emailed a competition status update in the weeks following the winner notification date. If you enter multiple times, please excuse duplicate emails as you may receive an email for each separate entry.

We are a small staff, we get many submissions, and Story Writing Contest is not our day job; however, we strive to respond to everyone within 10-15 Days. Often the wait will be much shorter. Please be patient, and also don’t be discouraged if you hear a “no” the first time . . . or the first few times. We urge you to submit again! Many of our published authors tried several times before getting published.