Staying true to its tradition of innovation, the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has brought back its successful Blogging Competition from last year, but in a bigger avatar this time.
The Festival asks people (over 18 years old) to send in a piece of their best work to be in with the chance to be a published blogger on the Jaipur Literature Festival website. The winners, shortlisted from the very best entries of the three competitions, will travel to attend the Festival in January as Official Festival Bloggers. Selected entries will also be published on the JLF website and related Teamwork Arts websites and partners sites throughout the competition.
The categories:
The Photo Blogging competition is in its third year now, while the Writing competition has been acting as a platform for its winners to meet publishing industry professionals for a while now. The new category this year is Vlogging. If you’ve been bitten by the video bug and have something to say, put yourself forward for the opportunity to be the first Official JLF Vlogger to cover the Festival on the ground.
For the Writing Competition entrants can submit creative or critical pieces on the theme ‘The Freedom to Dream: India at 70.’ Blogs can be in any written medium – stories, poetry, prose, drama. Potential subjects include history, literature, music, social structures, social media, women, religion, partition, economics, the next 70 years of India etc. Budding writers who’re selected from the competition will also get a chance to be part of the Jaipur Book Mark’s New Writers’ Mentorship Programme, The First Book Club, where experts will share advice and may even sign a book deal if they are impressed!
For the Vlogging competition, JLF is looking for films of up to 1.5 minutes (90 seconds). The themes include humour, breaking stereotypes or passion. You can submit up to three vlogs, one on each theme, filmed on your phone.
The Photo Blogging competition has some exciting new themes for emerging photo bloggers! Show off your passion for photography and send in up to nine shots demonstrating close-ups (macros), strength and shadows. The most stunning entries will be featured on the JLF website and its social media pages. Two lucky winners will be invited to attend and cover the Festival in Jaipur in January 2017.
So, time to bring out the creative juices and get a chance to be an Official Blogger for JLF!
See more details here.
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