• ‘Be a Stellar Storyteller’ is a contest organised by Classcapades, Mumbai, India.

• The brand name Classcapades and its logo are copyrights of Classcapades and are registered trademarks bearing registration number 3595774.

• These Terms and Conditions include information about entering the contest and the prizes that would be awarded.

• Your participation in this contest is automatically deemed to be your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

• There is no cost in terms of fees or charges to enter this contest. However, associated costs like internet access charges must be borne by the participant.

• Stories must be written in English only.

• The contest is open to all participants aged between 8 to 18 years as of 28th May 2022.

• The story should submitted through this Google Form for which the link is available on our website: www.classcapades.com

• All fields in the entry form must be completely and accurately filled out.

• Participants must send in their entries on or before Saturday, 28th May 2022

• The story must bear a title of not more than 75 characters including spaces between words and punctuation marks.

• The story must not exceed 4000 characters including spaces between words and punctuation marks. A 4000-character story is usually between 500 to 800 words long.

• The story must be the original work created by the participant and must not be previously published anywhere.

• The participant alone will be liable for plagiarism and any infringement claim by a third party if the participant’s story contains previously copyrighted content.

• Once an entry has been submitted, it is final and cannot be withdrawn or edited by the participant. However, Classcapades reserves the right to revise the stories before publishing them, if required.

• Only one entry is permitted per person.

• The participant retains the copyright to the story at all times. By entering this contest, all participants are deemed to grant permission for their story to be published (with the participant’s name mentioned) on the Classcapades’ website, magazine, worksheets and social media platforms and any other place.

• There are three age-based categories: (age as on 28th May 2022)
    o 8 years to < 11 years
    o 11 years to < 14 years
    o 14 years to < 18 years

• The first, second and third prize-winning story writers in each category will receive certificates and prizes worth up to ₹ 5,000/-

• The first prize-winning story writer in each category will receive a cash prize of ₹ 1,000/- and the second prize-winning story writer in each category will receive a cash prize of ₹ 500/-

• All first, second and third place winners will also get free access to one five-day Creative Writing workshop module.

• The winning authors grant Classcapades the preferential first rights to publish their winning entries in any future compilation of stories. There will be no additional payment beyond the prize awarded for this contest.

• The final results of the winning stories will be declared on our social media platforms.

• The winner and any shortlisted participants will be contacted via email or mobile phone.

• The Classcapades’ appointed jury’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

• Incomplete entries will be deemed invalid and will be disqualified.

• The winning participants agree not to enter the winning story into any other contest in the future.

• Classcapades reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and participants (including a participant’s identity and place of residence) and to disqualify any participant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry process.

• If this contest is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of Classcapades, the Classcapades’ management reserves the right, in its sole discretion, (a) to disqualify any participant; or (b) to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the contest, as appropriate.

• These Terms and Conditions are subject to change at any time without notice.