Terms & Conditions of The Master Storyteller- Story Writing Competition 2017

Terms & Conditions of The Master Storyteller- Story Writing Competition 2017

Thank you so much for showing this much of enthusiasm. We at #Shobywood & #SumairaHameed Official are overwhelmed over this great interest and response from all of you. We know you all are waiting anxiously to know more about #TheMasterStoryteller 2017 so without any further ado, here we are presenting the details of the contest.

Eligibility criteria, in terms of Age restriction for the participants is 16 and above. So anyone (resident or overseas Pakistani) who is 16 or above may take part in this contest by accepting the below mentioned Terms & Conditions:

Every participant has to disclose/ prove his true identity clearly (complete name as per CNIC or B-Form, Email and complete postal address, Reachable Contact Number, Gender). 

#Sohbywood & Team #SumairaHameed Official respects the privacy of our valued participants and we assure you, not to disclose the details to any party, unless it is required for the further processing of this competition 

Each participant can share only one story/ novel for the contest

To participate in the competition, each participant needs to share a story of not more than 5-6 Inpage pages (Font size 24)

There is no restriction in terms of genre, however we encourage the participants to write a story with a nice social message while considering the norms & values of the religion & state

All stories must be written in Urdu language, using Urdu font only

All stories must be sent at the given email address only i.e. themasterstoryteller2017@gmail.com in the form of readable picture files. Picture files must be attached in the email and details of the participants should be mentioned in the body of the email, as per standards written above

In case story is shared at any other platform, it will not be considered as an entry for the competition

Last date of sending the entry (story) is April 15, 2017. All the entries that will reach to us at the given email address by the said date will be included in the contest. 

Participant are bound to send us only fresh entries, a story which is not shared/ published at any other forum earlier and it should be the property of the writer. Any entry which is found to be a copy-cat will be discarded right away

Participant will allow us to share the story on any platform, however we at #Shobywood & #SumairaHameed official are bound to share the story, along with the name of original author only

Acclaimed writer Ms. Sumaira Hameed and Film/ Literature Critic Shahbaz Ali Naqvi (Shoby) will read & judge the entries and they will declare the Top 3 winners of the competition. These winners winners will be termed as Diamond Winners. First position holder of this category will be given the prestigious title of #TheMasterStoryTeller 2017

Three winners will be chosen by the readers and these winners will be termed as Readers Choice Golden Winners

The decision made by the jury and declared by the Blog #Shobywood and Official Facebook Page of Ms. Sumaira Hameed  will be honest & unbiased and can never be challenged at any platform for any reason

#Shobywood & Team #SumairaHameed  official  is not in any case liable for the content of the stories that would be shared for Readers Choice Golden Winners category 

We may disqualify any competition entry for the following reasons: your entry does not comply with these Terms and Conditions; you are not eligible to enter the Competition; or you cannot be contacted. In the event of disqualification(s), we may select winner(s) in accordance with the selection processes

We welcome all the great young minds and encourage all of you to take part in this competition. So grab your pens & papers and start writing to create unforgettable characters by penning some ever lasting dialogues.

We wish you all a very best of luck.

For any queries, please feel free to contact us at themasterstoryteller2017@gmail.com