Rules for the Contest :
- Stories must be in English and Hindi(Devanagari or Hinglish fonts) language only.
- Only 2 stories per user are allowed. (Do remember that posting two entries is optional, you can post only one entry as well). Posting more than two stories, the latest ones, will be considered as non-competing.
- All stories should have a minimum of 800 words and a maximum of 5000 words. To count the words of your story, use this tool.
- Any story which is edited after posting will be disqualified. If you want to make any changes in fonts, color, etc after posting your story, please contact any staff member. DON'T DO IT YOURSELF.
- This is an open theme story contest, That means you can write on any Theme which deems fit to you. You can write both Sexual or Non-Sexual Stories as per your choice.
- Any story having any Underage Character (below 18 years of age) will not be accepted and each story should follow the Story Section rules as well as the General Rules of the forum. That's why genres such as Gay or Bestiality will not be allowed.
- We want only original stories to be posted in the contest. Any story which is copied from anywhere or has already been posted anywhere, including Xforum, will not be considered.
- Stories should only be posted in Entry Thread. Any story posted anywhere else will not be considered for judging.
- All stories must have a title between 3 and 100 characters long.
- Stories must be posted in one single post. It's a short story contest that means we are expecting short stories only. So, posting your story in multiple posts/parts is not allowed. Anyone facing any issues while posting due to mobile use, please contact any Organizer beforehand.
- All registered members are eligible to participate except staff members, they can submit their entries but can't compete.
- Entry thread will be aired on 31st Oct, 2019 and will be closed on 17th Nov, 2019, 11:59 PM. All times are in IST.
- All decisions by Contest Master regarding the contest are final. Organizers reserve the right to amend any rules at any time as it seems fit for the Contest.
- A minimum of 5 participants is required to make this contest a success. If the number of participants is less than 5 per category then the awards will not be announced. So make sure, writers and readers. Start to imagine and put down your words here and make this a grand success.
- If any participant is banned during the contest for any reason, he will be disqualified from the contest as well.
- You are not allowed to remove your story from the contest once it's posted. Doing this will not only result in disqualification but the offender will be infracted and will be barred from the next two story contests as well.
At the end of the contest, if we find that more than one ID of the same person is in the winner's list, only one ID of that person (one with the highest rank in winners list) will be qualified for receiving the winner prizes, to make way for other participants in lower positions. |
Please read rules carefully and if you have any doubts please clear them with the organizers by asking in this thread before submitting your story. If you make any mistake then the decision of the organizers will be final. |
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