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A unique Christmas story writing contest
We are sure you take great pride in getting one more of those beautiful membership shields on your profile account page, with the crowning achievement to get all five!
Then there is the enthusiasm to participate in creative story-writing contests. Well, now we are going to test your story-writing abilities by taking the challenge up a notch with the association of the metals/alloys that are in those shields.
What you have to do: Write a heart-warming Christmas story incorporating any one of these word pairs-
Burnished Bronze
or
Sterling Silver
or
Gilded Gold
or
Dazzling Diamond
or
Precious Platinum
You can use the word pairs in the reverse order also and any form of grammar can be used as well (e.g. the...diamond dazzled...). Submit the story in Discussion Forums >> About IndiaStudyChannel >> Creative Writing, and then give the URL with a link to it in a response to this thread. Also, at the end of your story, please give a link to this thread so that readers are aware it is a contest entry. There is no word limit, and you can keep it short or write a good-length one, but do avoid rambling stories. Keep in mind that even a concise story of a couple of paragraphs may also win a prize. You can focus the story on a particular niche of readers, such as kids, teens, grandparents, or even for all age groups generally. You can use the edit button to correct typo, English errors, etc but do not change the core of the story.
Note- We are looking for something unique, and not the usual cliched ones about orphans, somebody who was ill, etc. Try to write something peppy and happy. You need not use the pair of words in terms of a physical product. Even usage in an abstract association is permitted. The more unique, the better!
Rules-
1. The story should be in English, and a member can submit only one story.
2. Put in a short title with the word 'Christmas' in it.
3. You must use any of the given pair of words together at least once in the story, and can use each word separately as well wherever you want. Conversations, idioms, proverbs, etc are permitted. Just avoid slang and SMS language.
4. The story must incorporate some elements associated with Christmas, with due respect.
Closing date: 12th December 2022.
[The closing date is taken based on the well-known Christmas carol 'The Twelve Days of Christmas']
The prizes-
The best story will receive a cash prize of Rs.125/-.
Second prize: Rs.100/- (up to two may be selected).
We may also give a consolation prize of Rs.50/-.
Members are requested to respond to the story threads by not just repeating the storyline, but giving some views associated with elements in the story. We may reward responses, too, with cc.
