Esthetíque welcomes all the writers and readers to this brand new contest for the month of March. This time we're inviting you to not only participate in one but in three different challenges. We hope everyone will enjoy this. Tag your friends who might be interested in this to make this contest possible!
This is a contest spread out in three parts over the duration of two months. Kindly scroll ahead to see the details.
Deadlines
These are the tentative deadlines. We may change them if the situation arises.
1st March to 30 April: Submissions 10-15 May, 2024: Result declaration
Rules & Regulations:
》Follow @esthetiquecommunity so you won't miss any updates from the community. However, this is not a necessity. 》Give a shout-out to this book to spread the word and add this book to your public and private reading list. 》We request you to be kind and patient towards everyone involved. Hate, rude comments, or harassment will not be tolerated. 》Tag 4+ users here for a fun contest! 》A participant can opt to take part in all the three challenges, or two as per their choice. 》Mature entries are allowed. However, make sure to follow the Wattpad Guidelines. 》Entries must be in English. We will open submissions for other languages once we've got enough representatives.
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Challenge 1: For short story writers
For this contest, we are providing you an open stage to showcase your writing talent. Five themes have been given below, out of which you have to create a short story on any one theme. You can choose any genre, any tense, or any style of narration, and be as creative as you want.
Theme 1: Friends and Family >> Based on theme 1, write a short story that involves the protagonist's friends and family members in main storyline. Protagonistic, or antagonistic - that's for the writer to pick!
Theme 2:Finding own self >> Write a short story based on the theme of main lead's personal journey of finding their own, unique self. Theme is open to sub-themes such as tackling bullying, anorexia, LGBTQ+ representation, mental health, getting out of unfinished love, etc.
Theme 3: Dystopian / Apocalyptic / Magical world >> The journey of character(s) navigating through a fantasy world, or future!
Theme 4: Vampires, Ghosts, and the sinister ones! >> A theme that inspires you to include otherworldly creatures who possess dark aura around them. They include, but not limited to, vampires, witches, hybrids, ghouls, ghosts, etc.
