India's First Ancient Fiction Contest For Teenagers Is Here. Publish your story now!
The first ancient fiction contest solely for teenage college college students has come to India. Histobyte, the brainchild of Aaditya Sengupta Dhar, a 16-year-old bestselling author and class eleven scholar at Mumbai's Ecole Mondiale international college, is open to students aged 13-18 from any faculty in India.
College students can publish quick first-character testimonies (below 500 words) that bring ancient characters to life.
Aaditya, who has published six books, came up with the idea even while mentoring students in his school's literary club, which he founded. He observed a lack of writing competitions specifically for teens and decided to merge his love for history and storytelling into this unique contest.
"I have a notion of combining my ardour for records and writing to create a platform that encourages teenagers across india to discover creative writing at the same time as studying more about our nation's history," Aaditya explains.
He hopes histobyte will change the manner college students have interaction with records. "I recognize many college students feel records are pretty much memorising data and dates. I want them to peer history because it is the tale of people's lives," he says.
By entering into the shoes of historic figures, young writers can discover historical occasions through a more non-public lens.
HOW to participate
Involved college students can put up their entries through Anecdote Publishing's instagram manage (@anecdotepublishinghouse) or through this hyperlink.
The contest is open until march 1, with two classes: junior (aged 13-15) and Senior (aged 16-18). Finalists will be announced on march 30, and winners might be found out on april 14.
The contest is being organized in collaboration with Sagar Azad, Founder and CEO of Anecdote Publishing, who is searching ahead to discovering fresh young voices via histobyte.
"We're continually in search of innovative expertise, and who knows? This contest may also inspire the following era of young authors," says Azad.
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