Prompt: “Swap”
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Rules:
1. Submit your fictional stories based on the given prompt (The word may or may not feature in your story, but it must showcase the theme.)
2. The submitted story/ies must be between 450-500 words (each). Entries lower than or exceeding the word limit will stand disqualified for the event. (Penmancy Tip:- Use https://wordcounter.io/ to check your word count.)
3. Writers may submit 3 entries of unique storylines. Only fresh stories are accepted for the event. Previously published stories will not be considered for contention. No Plagiarism. PLEASE.
4. If one or more stories from the same author get selected for winning, only the one with the highest score will be chosen. (Only stories that garnered an average score of 7.5 and above will be eligible for winning.)
5. Send in your entries to penmagica@gmail.com in a word document along with a 2-3 line bio and a cover picture for the story (optional-you may refer to pixabaydotcom or unsplashdotcom for high quality free photos, preferably above 900×800 pixels). {You need not send your details if you have already sent them, lest you want them replaced} The subject of your mail should be “Entry for QuinTale-08″ (compulsory).
5. Most of all- HAVE FUN!!
P.s.: Last date of submission is June 23, 2019 (Sunday) 2359 hrs. Winners shall be announced on June 30, 2019 (Sunday) at 8 PM.
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Check the submitted stories here:
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Beth just moved in and was busy unpacking boxes. Above her flat, someone kept dropping things. Outside, a fierce wind ...
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Siya gave birth to a fair-skinned chubby girl with well-defined features. After a brief usual infant cry, the little girl ...
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Malathi looked ruefully at the pictures posted by her maternal cousin Menaka accompanied by a whole slew of hashtags: #makingmemories#mylove#holdiay2019#lifeisbeautiful#grateful ...
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“Eat now.” “No.” “Come on. Eat and swallow.” “No,” shrieked Medha, the mom. “Please mom eat,” said an exasperated Aakash ...
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She shifted in her chair restlessly. Stirred from sleep, she heard the ventilator pumping oxygen into Amay. Various machines were ...
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"Dear, why are you looking worried. Is your health ok?" enquired Mr. Singh. 'I am fine, but I think Ritika ...
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“Oh No!” not again, came the shriek from Meeta as she darted towards the storeroom on the second floor. “How ...
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Kohled eyes, long tresses, sharp nose; it was love at first sight for Raghavan. It was the first day of ...
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"Amma, I want new sneakers for the Annual Sports Day" demanded Rama. "Yes Beta, we shall go to the market ...
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“Where are the pines that lined this stretch of the road?” I queried restively from Prakash, about ten metres short ...
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Ashish blushed like a love-struck teenager as he glanced at her through the mesh separating the ladies compartment from the ...
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“The food is tasteless,” she shrieked and banged her plate on the glass top dining table. The Belgian crystal vase ...
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The early morning sun broke through the chintz curtains on the window. Shefali heard the alarm and lazily stretched out ...
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“Wow, the Kulcha* tastes heavenly!” Rishi exclaimed lost in its taste. “You are gifted.” praised Mr. Sharma asking for more ...
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“Neha, finish your dinner!,” shouted Mrs.Sharma as her only daughter climbed upstairs to her room in a fit of rage ...
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It was that hot, sultry dusk of June when temperatures were soaring up to a merciless 48 degrees. When humanity ...
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He excitedly waved at his friends across the bar, he was about to break the big news to them. He ...
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When she passed by, batting her eyelashes, Bunty’s heart thudded a thousand beats a minute. ‘Oye! Line de rahi hai ...
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"Maa?" Nidhi turned around to the meek voice. 11-year-old Siya stood hesitantly. "Siya!" Nidhi went to her with outstretched arms ...
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“I can’t believe we made it,” Mala wondered aloud. “Yes, we are in Bangkok,” said an awed Manpreet. “Three nights ...
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‘Oye Sardar*! What did you get in your tiffin*?’ ‘Chole Chawal*, I think. Not sure,’ replied Bittu,’ Why? What did ...
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Amma* smiled with childlike glee stepping through the doors of the new, three-storeyed departmental store. Mostly confined to her home ...
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“Another drink should be fine for you, come on darl,” her husband’s voice seemed echoing from a distance or was ...
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As Abhilasha looked at Rahul’s bungee jumping profile picture on Facebook, a single tear slid out from the corner of ...
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