#Adulatio

Idolization, Flattery, Excessive Praise

“Adulation from unexpected avenues can bring back zest like magic.”

Use the above line from A Price to Love in a tale of 450-500 words, weaved around the theme #adulatio, keeping the meaning provided in mind. The story can be in any genre or combination of genres, and the tense of the line may be modified as appropriate.

Rules:

  1. The submitted story 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.)
  2. There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit- though only the first story received shall qualify for the event. The remaining story/ies shall be treated as a guest story/ies. 
  3. Previously published or plagiarised works will not be considered for contention. The writer of such content stands to be disqualified for the next Penmancy event.
  4. Stories found to have been shared on another platform or blog before the declaration of results stands disqualified from the event.
    In case a story is received after the submission deadline, it shall be considered as a guest entry and shall not qualify for the event.
  5. NO corrections/ reviews of story/ies shall be entertained, but you may submit your edited stories after the event has concluded.

Winning criteria:

The announcement of winners may be postponed or preponed depending on the number of entries received.

The winners of the event shall receive the book A Price to Love’ by Smita Das Jain.

This book has been shared by the author as a part of the Penmancy #BookNook Gift-a-Book program

For questions related to the rules and criteria, please write to us at penmagica@gmail.com 


Below are the submissions