Government Law College Mumbai glcmag.com : Belles-Lettres J.E. Dastur Memorial GLC Short Fiction Essay Writing Competition 2013-14

Name of the Organisation : Government Law College (glcmag.com)
Name of the Competition : Belles-Lettres J.E. Dastur Memorial GLC Short Fiction Essay Writing Competition 2013-14
Location : Mumbai

Website : http://glcmag.com/

Belles-Lettres J.E. Dastur Memorial GLC Short Fiction Essay Writing Competition 2013-14 :
Though the Committee publishes the Annual Magazine of a law college, it strives to cater to a much wider audience and attempts to develop not only the legal acumen of students, but also their creative and literary skills and talents. It does so, interalia, by organizing the BELLES-LETTRES J.E. Dastur Memorial Government Law College Short Fiction Essay Writing Competition every year.

The competition is sponsored in the memory of Mr. Jal E. Dastur, a practicing Chartered Accountant and a member of both the Indian and the English Institutes and the sole proprietor of the firm M/s E. J. Dastur & Co.

Now in its seventh year, the competition is increasing in popularity and prestige with every passing year. Students of educational institutions from all parts of the country come forward and exhibit their literary as well as analytical skills.

The competition has seen the likes of famous authors such as Gregory Roberts, Ruskin Bond, Ashwin Sanghi and Sidin Vadukut as judges over the years.

The winners are awarded cash prizes as follows :
First prize : 8,000
Second Prize : 6,000
Third Prize : 4,000
The first prize winning entry is published in the Magazine.

Topics :
1.Incorporate the following sentence anywhere in your story:“It was time and the doors had to be closed.”
2.”Build your story around the following characters in the given situation :Juliet, Walt Disney and Adolf Hitler miss the same flight.
3.Incorporate all of the following objects in your story :Scarf, Railway Ticket and Wind Chime.
4.Build a story revolving around the following image :

Eligibility :
** Participants must have passed their HSC or equivalent examination.
** They must presently be enrolled in a graduation course in any field.
** Post Graduate (Degree) course students are not eligible.
** Post Graduate (Diploma) course students are eligible to participate, except those pursuing management studies.
** Individuals alone are eligible to participate. An entry co-authored by two or more students will not be accepted.
** Decision of the organizers as to eligibility shall be final and binding.

Submission Rules :
Four hard copies of each entry must be sent by registered post or couriered to:
The Editor,
J.E. Dastur Memorial Government Law College Short Fiction Essay Writing Competition
c/o Magazine Competition Committee,
Government Law College,
‘A’ Road, Churchgate,
Mumbai 400 020

Last date for submission : 10th January, 2014

Please see the poster and brochure attached below for any information.

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For further information about the above Competition :
Contact :Ms. Aishwarya Singh – +91 8879486846.
OR
Email us at : melawnge@glcmumbai.com