Please Note: 

The results for this event is out. Please click on the following link to read the winning entries: https://english.pratilipi.com/blog/different-tale-of-love-results-5r598k0pdw769xq

Dear author, 

After the grand success of the ‘A Different Tale of Love’ event, Pratilipi is again conducting an even bigger special series writing competition which is ‘Open to All’ and where you have to write a story based on any of the below themes. Top 20 winning authors will get exciting cash prizes and especially framed winning certificates delivered to their doorstep via courier. 

Pratilipi is giving a BIG opportunity to every single author on the platform.3 months, 30 parts, Write a story on any of the below-given themes. Come, take the challenge, win exciting cash prizes and make your story go viral!

In ‘A Different Tale of Love - Chapter 2’ competition, you have to write your story based on any of the below topics-

1. Contractual love / contract marriage 

2. Fantasy romance (where supernatural powers like vampires, ghosts, etc. are involved)

3. Female protagonist lead stories - horror/revenge/rebirth

4. Horror / suspense-thriller elements in romance stories

We have seen by data analysis that the majority of our readers enjoy reading these kinds of different tasted stories in Pratilipi. These are the stories that are most loved in the ‘Pratilipi Premium’ section. Also, authors get thousands of readers very quickly when they write stories on these subjects. So think of an awesome plot based on any of the above themes and start writing today in the ‘A Different Tale of Love - Chapter 2’ competition! 

Read the draft till the end to know more about the rules, the timeline of the competition, and our exciting prize list!!

Rules

• You have to publish a new, self-written series for this competition.

• Your series must have at least 30 parts. But the longer you write the better the chance of winning.

• Each part must have at least 600 words. You can write more. No upper limit.

• Any author can participate in this competition (irrespective of whether they have or don’t have the golden badge).

• It’s mandatory to add the tag ‘A Different Tale of Love - Chapter 2’ to your story. Otherwise, it will get rejected.

• Your series must be finished before the end date. Unfinished stories would not be eligible for the judgement process.

Timeline

• Start date of competition: 8 September 2022

• End date of competition: 25 December 2022

• Result date of competition: 15 February 2023

Prizes

• 1st winner: 19000/- cash prize 

• 2nd winner: 13000/- cash prize

• 3rd winner: 7000/- cash prize

• The next 17 winners will get a 1000/- cash prize each!!

• The top 20 winners will receive specially framed winner certificates delivered via courier to their home addresses.

• All participants will get a special ‘digital certificate of participation’ from Pratilipi.

 Please watch the video below to know the easy, step-by-step process of ‘how to publish a series in Pratilipi’. One video will clear all your doubts.

Video link- https://www.youtube.com/watch  v=Q4TTKbXHbrU

 Our expert panel of judges will go through all entries and select the best stories based on the below parameters-

• Uniqueness of plot

• Character building 

• Description and dialogue writing

• Overall subjective quality

• Grammar and punctuation

Special note to Golden badge authors-

This competition is open to all. It’s not mandatory to keep your series under subscription. But if you have earned the prestigious Golden badge in Pratilipi, we will suggest you always keep every newly published story under subscription. This will help you to start earning royalty from your stories.

Win exciting prizes and become a viral author among our readers. Bring out the best of the best plots, ideas, and characters you have in your mind. Receive showers of love from the lacs of the readers. Start writing today! For any questions or guidance, reach out to us at [email protected] anytime.  

Waiting for your next bestseller story,

Pratilipi Events Team