Toy-Integrated Stories for Children by Ministry of Education & MyGov, India [Scholarship Amount of Rs. 50k]: Submit by Nov 30

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The Ministry of Education in collaboration with MyGov is hosting an All-India Competition namely Toy-Integrated Stories for Children from September 20 to November 30.

About the Competition

With an objective of preserving and introducing the undiscovered rich heritage of Indian Toys to the present generation, the Ministry of Education in collaboration with MyGov is hosting an All-India Competition namely Toy-Integrated Stories for Children focusing on the Toy Tradition of India to harness the boundless creativity of budding authors and illustrators, to transform these remarkable tales of India’s toy tradition into vibrant and captivating children’s books.

Theme

The Theme/Subject of the Competition is: ‘Creative children’s book focusing on the toy tradition of India’.

Eligibility Criteria

It is open to all Indian citizens. There is no age restriction for this competition.

How to Submit?

Interested candidates can submit their entries through this link.

Submission Guidelines

• Participants have to submit a computer-typed manuscript with a roadmap in terms of how toys will be integrated.
• Participants can submit a manuscript either in the form of an educational toy story or can use the existing toys of urban and rural areas to create a storybook so that children can learn and understand in a joyful manner using toys, games, puppets, etc.
• Manuscripts can be written in Hindi/English only.
• No change of topic of the Book Proposal will be allowed after submission.
• There should be only one entry per person. Those who have already submitted may resubmit their entry. In that case, their first submitted entry will be treated as withdrawn. Only one entry will be evaluated per participant.
• The Contestants must submit a manuscript or story of at least 3000 words and up to 5000 words, division of the manuscript is as follows:
  • Synopsis.
  • Chapter Plan.
  • Sample Chapters.
  • Bibliography and References.

Important Dates

• The Competition will be from September 20, 2023, to November 30, 2023.
• The submissions of the manuscript will be accepted through MyGov only till 11:45 PM on November 30, 2023.

Awards

• A total of 3 Best Entries will be selected through an All-India Contest hosted on the MyGov platform.
• The three selected Winners will be rewarded with a scholarship of INR 50,000/- each along with royalties as per NBT’s norms for the books developed under the competition.

Click here to view the official notification of the Toy-Integrated Stories for Children by the Ministry of Education & MyGov, India.

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