⭐ The Contest will be hosted from January 10th to February 10th. All entries must be submitted by February 10th, 11:59 PM GMT.

⭐ Winners will be announced at the end of March.

⭐ Entries written in English, Japanese, Sinhala, Chinese and Hindi are accepted.

⭐ Entries must be relevant to the given prompts.

⭐ Entries must be one shot and originally written for this contest.

⭐ Entries written as one shot must be within the range of 1000 - 5000 words.

⭐ Mature entries are allowed as long as they adhere to Wattpad Content Guidelines.

⭐ Entries must have correct punctuations, use proper spelling and have an overall good finished quality.

⭐ Entries must be tagged with #NewYearCulturalContest2022

⭐ Entries can be published as a standalone or in an existing anthology. If you publish your entry in an existing anthology, please add the chapter link in the submission form.

⭐ LGBTQ+ is welcome

⭐ Only one entry per user is allowed.

⭐ Entries must be submitted through this FORM. We also encourage you to share your story's link in the comments section afterwards.