Eco Trails
If you’re ready to put on your thinking caps and weave some magic with your words, then look no further! Hone your writing skills with Eco Trails, our online writing competition. One round, a plethora of words! All you need is internet and free flowing creativity! Lots of interesting prizes to be won.
- This is an ONLINE competition for undergraduate students. There will be only one round conducted with a vast array of topics related to the theme.
- The released themes will be broad and open to varied interpretations. The topics will follow different formats ranging from the beginning of a story, a link to an existing article, a current economic issue to simply a fictitious character set in a particular time period.
- The entries MUST NOT EXCEED 1500 words. There is no lower limit. The entries can be as short as 100 words. The following instructions must be followed:
- The entries must only be sent in the form of a WORD DOCUMENT.
- Font – Arial
- Font size – 11
- Title of the piece must be in sentence case in bold text
- Section headings (if any) must be bold
- Theme number must be mentioned
- Name of the participant
- Email address
- Contact number
- College name
- Department name
- Year of study
- Title of the entry
5. We are open to entries of all literary forms. It can be anything- a short story, an article, an excerpt, a sonnet or even a poem.
6. Creativity and originality are a must. The piece has to be original and needs to be backed up with sources citing references.
7. Registrations will begin from 1st January, 2015. However, registrations will also be open throughout the competition.
8. The deadline for the submission of entries will be notified on our Facebook page.
9. There are no restrictions on the number of entries a student can send.
10. All entries must be in English.
JUDGING CRITERIA:
Creativity, Originality, Soundness of the economic concept at work, Relation and interpretation of the given topic, Style and Structure, Grammar.
PRIZES:
Winners for each theme will be rewarded with certificates and attractive gifts!
The best pieces will also be published on the official site of the Economics Department of LSR.
Winners will also be felicitated on 14th February, 2015