We all had that one teacher at school – the one we loved, the one we adored, the one we hated, the one that had us scared like mice, the one we loved to tease and the one we looked up to. Write a story about one such teacher from your school days. The story could be real, or could be fiction built around a real person; could be serious, or humorous. The only deal, it has to be in a story form, and not anecdotal.
Rules Of The Contest:
- The contest is open to everyone residing in India.
- The entry should be between 500-1500 words long. Entries shorter than 500 words will be rejected.
- Any kind of explicit content will be rejected.
- You can write the story on your own blog and leave the link in comments. Do remember to include the following line in your post on your website. “This story/poem is written as part of the “Once…At School” contest on Tell-A-Tale – Bringing together stories and storytellers to create a positive change.”
- In case you do not have a blog, you can still participate by sending in your entry through e-mail. Subject of the e-mail should be “Once At School: Contest Entry”. We will upload the entry on Tell-A-Tale under your name or as a guest blogger depending on what you choose.
- The contest starts on 1st September, 2015 and remains open till 30th September, 2015.
- Only original stories written for the contest will be chosen.
- Stories must be submitted in English only.
- Up to 2 entries per participant is allowed.
- Rules for the contest may change in future. While we may notify you the changes, it is your responsibility to keep yourself abreast with any change in rules by visiting this page from time-to-time.
- The decision made by Tell-a-Tale.com and its management shall be considered final and binding for all.
How To Participate?
- Write a short story as per the rules mentioned above. The protagonist of the story should be a teacher you had/have at school.
- Post this story on your blog. Leave the link in the comments on this page. Remember to add the following line in your post on your website. “This story/poem is written as part of the “Once…At School” contest on Tell-A-Tale – Bringing together stories and storytellers to create a positive change.”
- If you do not own a blog, no problem. You can send your story as an email to contact@tell-a-tale.com
- The winner will be decided by YOU! Yes 🙂
- Shortlisted entries will be published on Tell-A-Tale on 2nd October. Share the link to your blog on Tell-A-Tale with as many people as you can. Remember, the more the number of likes and shares on your post, the better are your chances of winning.
- The social share score for your blog will be combined with the judge’s score to decide the final winner.
Our Judge – Sujata Rajpal
Author of the bestseller “The Other End of The Corridor”, Sujata Rajpal gave up a rewarding career as a Corporate Communication & PR professional in an IT MNC to become a full-time author – so far the best decision of her life. Sujata holds an MPhil degree in Economics and has studied Mass Communication from Panjab University, Chandigarh. She also writes articles and short stories for publications and journals, such as Femina, Deccan Herald, Star of Mysore. Her short stories have been published in E Fiction India and Women’s Web. She is a yoga enthusiast and enjoys being a Toastmaster. She currently lives in Mysore.
Prizes:
1st Prize – Amazon voucher worth INR 750
2nd Prize – Amazon voucher worth INR 300
The 5 best stories will be featured on Tell-A-Tale with credit to the author during the entire month of October.
Here is my entry for the “Once at School ” Contest .
http://sunsetreader.blogspot.in/2015/09/tales-of-v-and-n-part-eight-bond.html
Jayanti Das Bhowmik
#TeachersDay
#Contest
Mr. Sukanta Mitra is my class teacher.He is M.A. He is very popular among students.He teaches us English.He is like a friend and guide to the students. He maintains discipline in the class.He is very polite.
He is strict with those who break discipline.Everyone in the school loves and respects him.He does his duty honestly.He takes pains to explain the lessons.He gives us moral lessons.He joins us in games.He guides us in every possible way.He leads a simple life.He is a man of noble ideals.
He advises us in every moment of difficulty. He follows the principles of truth, non-violence and courtesy.He is master of his subject.His English pronunciation is very impressive.He teaches grammar very well.I like him very much.
hi
should the story should include only one teacher? like cant we include three or four teachers in that story?
thank you
Hi Leela,
Throw you creativity at us and we would love to see how you handle four teachers in a story. It already sounds interesting!
Waiting for your entry.
I already have a story on the same subject written for A to Z April Challange, can I submit that?
Yes Ruchi. If it is already published on your blog, please add “This story/poem is written as part of the “Once…At School” contest on Tell-A-Tale – Bringing together stories and storytellers to create a positive change.” to the end of the post. If it is published elsewhere (not your own blog) please send it via email to contact AT tell-a-tale DOT com
In what format shall we need to email the story? May I send it in a .pdf format?
Shilpa, a PDF should be fine.
Thank you! ?
Pleasure 🙂
Here’s my entry! Have a read! http://dudurudh.blogspot.com/2015/09/mrs-mo.html
Thanks! Look out for the next steps in your mail box on 30th September.
my entry https://jeydv.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/ji-the-right-mix-of-chalk-challenges-fun-and-of-course-maths/
Hi!
Has the winner been decided?
Hi Ameya,
If you have participated, you will be receiving a mail with further instructions from us.
Waiting for the results !!!