The Results are Out! Please click on the following link to see the list of winners:

https://english.pratilipi.com/blog/golden-pen-award-result-ymwf2isrjbcjz3o

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Are you wondering how to get the Golden Badge in Pratilipi? To help you, Pratilipi is conducting a special story writing competition, ‘The Golden Pen Award’, only for those authors who don’t have the Golden Badge in their profile. 

 

In this competition, you have to publish a serialized story having at least 20 episodes. Starting from today, the contest will run for the next 3 months. You can win exciting prizes if you make it to our winners list!

 

This is a free-style event so there is no specific theme; you can write on any favorite topic, any favorite genre.

 

• We have provided 10 interesting plot ideas for you at the end of this article. 

• Click here for FREE exclusive video training sessionsand learn how to write a series from a one-line plot idea and how to promote your content to get more readers and followers.

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Competition rules

 

1. Only authors who do not have Golden Badge in their profile can participate in this competition.

2. You have to write and publish a completely new series in the Pratilipi App.

3. Your series must have at least 20 parts. You can write even more if you want. No maximum limit to adding parts. 

4. Each episode must contain at least 600 words. No maximum word limit. 

5. It is mandatory to add the category 'The Golden Pen Award' while publishing the story.

6. Your series must be finished by the last date of the competition. Unfinished stories will be disqualified.

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Timeline

 

• Competition Start Date: 06 April, 2023

• Last date to publish in the competition: 30 June, 2023

• Result date: 16 August, 2023

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Prizes

 

1. Top 10 winning authors will receive a cash prize of Rs.1000 each.

2. Top 10 authors will receive a special Winner Framed certificate from Pratilipi at their home address via courier.

3. All participating authors will receive a special ‘Digital Certificate of Participation’ in their email from Pratipli.

 

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Additional Benefit

 

Do you know thousands of Pratilipi authors who have the Golden Badge, earn every month from their stories? Do you want to become one of them and earn from your writings? 

 

This competition is specially designed to make you successful! 

 

By participating in this competition you will reach one-step closer to achieving your Golden Badge in Pratilipi.

 

To achieve Golden Badge, you have to fulfill 2 criterias-

 

1. You have to have 200 followers in your profile. 

2. You must publish at least 5 new stories//parts within the last 30 days. 

 

As you start writing a new series in this competition, your content will have more visibility to our readers community. It will be shown as a recommendation in the reader’s devices. Which means you will have a high chance to reach a good number of readers. And if they like your content, you can easily reach 200 followers. Also make sure, you are promoting your stories in Facebook profile, Facebook groups, WhatsApp, Instagram to reach 200 followers quickly.

 

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How to promote your story 

 

Click on the link below  and watch the Exclusive training video. You will learn many unknown tricks and tips on how to promote your story and get more readers and followers easily.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WoZ6Yj163gGfpOSnwNY5WhWdhkmdJuvq/view?usp=share_link

 

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Video Guide

 

Please watch this video below to learn how to write and publish a series on Pratilipi App. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4TTKbXHbrU

 

Our panel of expert judges will scrutinize each stories published for the competition and will select the best entries based on the following parameters:

 

• The uniqueness of the plot

• Character development

• Use of setting and dialogue in the story

• Overall subjective quality

• Correct grammar and punctuation 

 

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10 interesting plots for your story

 

Here we have given 10 interesting plots for your story. These plots are from different genres like Crime thrillers, murder mystery, romantic stories, horror stories etc. 

 

It’s not mandatory to write your story using any of these plots. These are just for reference. If you want, you can build your story from any of these plots / or you can simply write stories on any topic as per your choice.

 

• A wealthy couple moves to a new town and their  life looks perfect on the outside, but they are on the run from someone and go the extra mile to hide details about their past.  

 

• A group of elite socialites are suspected in the murder of a young woman, leading detectives down a path of secrets and lies..

 

• Two characters who have a significant age difference fall in love and have to navigate the challenges that come with it. 

 

• Rahul and his friends planned the birthday party at a haunted hotel for the excitement but soon at night, they realized that they made the biggest mistake of their life.

 

• A successful business man and a struggling  artist  enter into a business deal but their relationship evolves into something more 

 

• Two friends who have been together for decades remember the time they shared, and the support they were for each other through ups and downs. 

 

• A family that is said to transform into dragons is responsible for protecting their kingdom from a powerful enemy. The youngest son who recently discovered that he is a dragon must learn to control his fiery temper before the epic battle. 

 

• A story set during the Maurya Empire where a young girl must overcome society expectations and her own doubts to become a respected scholar and advisor to the emperor with her biggest rival being Chanakya.  

 

• A family is forced to confront the past when a long-lost relative suddenly reappears, bringing with them old memories and unresolved issues.  

 

• A group of women form a secret society to fight against gender inequality and discrimination in their workplace. 

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If you have any other queries related to this competition, you can directly write to us on this email ID [email protected]. Our team tries to reply to each and every question with an appropriate answer within 24 hours.

 

All the best!

Pratilipi Events Team