This event is hosted by the Innmates: Natasha Sequeira, Amrin Sathar, Adarsh Vijayaraghavan
Prompt: The number you reached was wrong. The person who answered wasn’t.
Event Rules:
1. Word Limit: 450 to 500 words
Endnotes: Only independent endnotes are excluded from the word count.
- Excluded: Glossary, Credits, Reference links
- Included: Epilogue, Author’s Notes (if required to clarify the story), Postscript
2. One Entry Per Person
- Each participant is allowed one entry.
- Entries should not be edited until the last day of the month.
- Submissions must be original and unpublished.
- Writers below the age of 14 are not eligible to participate.
3. Where and How to Submit Your Entry
Method 1:
Post your entry on the ArtoonsInn Writers Room website at www.prowritersroom.com:
- Sign up if you haven’t already.
- Click the ‘Publish’ button to submit your writing.
- Select the most relevant categories (Genre/Theme) and Five00-26.
- Upload a relevant copyright-free image as the cover image for your story.
Technical Support: For any issues signing up, or anything related to the website, contact us on WhatsApp: +91 90598 11 895.
Approval: Submissions will be approved on the website/Facebook within 1 to 12 hours by the ArtoonsInn Watchers(team).
Sharing: Once approved on the website, share the link to your story in the Writers Room Facebook group. You are also encouraged to share it on your profile. Use the hashtags: #ArtoonsInn #WritersRoom #Five00-26
Method 2:
- If you have a personal website hosted by The Geeks Room, you can publish your story on your own website and directly share the link in the Writers Room Facebook group. The Geeks Room, a web design and SEO company from Hyderabad, India, is the funding entity behind event cash prizes, book prizes, community website maintenance, and support.
4. Deadline
Share your story in the Writers Room Facebook group before 23:30 IST on 21st October 2026. Late entries may not be approved.
5. AI Content
To ensure fair competition, any participant found using AI tools for writing stories will be banned from the Writers Room without prior notice.
6. Be Friendly
We encourage creating a friendly and supportive community. Anyone exhibiting inappropriate behavior will be banned from the community without any prior notice.
7. Rewards & Prizes
Winner: 2 Books will be sent to their Indian address
Runner-up: 1 Book will be sent to their Indian address
8. Enjoy Writing
Above all, enjoy the process of writing and participating in ArtoonsInn events.
We can’t wait to read your stories. Let’s keep the spirit of creativity alive!
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