Hindi Story Writing Competition: हिंदी कहानी लेखन प्रतियोगिता
Quick answer: Hindi story writing competition entries are accepted at Writory in Devanagari, 100 to 3,000 words, any genre, from writers aged 13 and over. The fee is ₹199 for one story, paid in rupees. Judges read the story in Hindi, blind, against the published rubric; every entrant receives a प्रमाणपत्र and a score out of 100, results on 30 November 2026.
An online story competition that reads Hindi as Hindi. Write your कहानी in Devanagari, enter for ₹199 in rupees, and receive a certificate and a score out of 100 whether you place or not. Blind judging against a published rubric, deadline 25 November 2026 at 11:59 PM IST.
Written in Hindi, read in Hindi
The panel reads a Hindi entry as Hindi prose, not as something to be carried across into English first. A story that leans on a मुहावरा, on the shift between तू, तुम and आप, or on the particular quiet of a Nayi Kahani ending is scored on what those choices do inside the story. Judging is blind: your name, city and history come off before anyone reads a line, and one published rubric applies to every entry in the round: Storytelling & Structure 25, Character & Emotional Impact 25, Language & Craft 20, Originality & Voice 20, Impact & Resonance 10.
The honest limit needs stating. There is no separate Hindi pool and no Hindi-only prize. Hindi stories sit in the same round as English, Tamil or Spanish ones, and the top prize of ₹5,000 goes to the highest score in that round. What you are promised is a reading that knows what Premchand did in Kafan and what Mannu Bhandari did in Yahi Sach Hai, and a scorecard that explains its number dimension by dimension rather than announcing a total.
What a Hindi story can be here
The contest sets no theme and rules out no genre. A कहानी of 100 to 3,000 words qualifies, whether it stands in the line of Guleri's Usne Kaha Tha, the urban register Hans has printed since Rajendra Yadav relaunched it in 1986, a ghost story for a winter night, a romance or speculative fiction. Original work only, by a writer aged 13 or over. Nothing has to be unpublished: a story from your blog or a college magazine is eligible as long as it is yours, and copied work is rejected rather than scored.
Devanagari is the expected script. Hinglish dialogue inside a Devanagari story is fine, because that is how much of north India speaks. Roman-script Hindi is accepted, but it costs you rhythm on the page, and rhythm is part of Language & Craft. Paste the text as you would want it printed, with paragraph breaks where you mean them, and give the story a Devanagari title so the certificate carries its real name.
The deadline keeps Indian time
The clock on this contest is IST because Writory is run from India. Entries close on 25 November 2026 at 11:59 PM IST, and 11:59 PM IST means 11:59 PM in Delhi, Patna, Bhopal, Jaipur, Raipur and Lucknow, with no other-country arithmetic. Results and certificates arrive on 30 November 2026. The first round has run long, from 1 September 2026, so that the debut is judged on a full field; from December the contest is monthly, closing on the 25th with results on the 30th, and the next round opens the moment they land.
That rhythm changes what a competition is for. Most Hindi story competitions in India run once a year, around a festival issue or a university fest, announce results months later and return nothing to the writers who did not place. A writer who enters here every month collects twelve judged scorecards a year and can watch the numbers move. Winners take the top prize and free entry to the next round; there is no open free entry, only earned entry.
Entering and paying from India
Entry is ₹199 for one story, ₹349 for two and ₹699 for five, paid in rupees by UPI, debit or credit card, or netbanking at /submit-story. No international card, no currency conversion, no post. Each story is judged and scored on its own, so sending two pieces in different moods is a fair way to learn which of your modes the rubric rewards, and the scorecard tells you why.
Every entrant receives a certificate with a verification link on writoryofficial.com and the full five-part score out of 100. Winners appear on a dated results page with their scores. Optional written feedback can be added at entry; for a Hindi story it is written in Hindi and quotes your own lines back to you. The free Story Craft course at /academy/story-craft is in English, and its lessons on scene, structure and endings hold for a story in any language.
The published rubric, 100 points
- Storytelling & Structure (25 points): Does every scene cause the next, and does the ending pay off the opening?
- Character & Emotional Impact (25 points): Do we want something with your character, and does the story make us feel it?
- Language & Craft (20 points): Clean, deliberate prose: rhythm, precision, and nothing wasted.
- Originality & Voice (20 points): The angle only you could write, told in a voice that sounds like nobody else.
- Impact & Resonance (10 points): What the story leaves behind after the last line.
How it works
Submit an original story of 100 to 3,000 words by 25 November 2026 at 11:59 PM IST. Every story is judged blind against the rubric above, and results arrive on 30 November 2026: every entrant receives a certificate with their name and a score out of 100. Writers keep all rights. Monthly winners earn free entry to the next round. Enter at https://writoryofficial.com/submit-story.
Common questions
Can I enter a story in Hindi?
Yes. The contest accepts stories in any language and reads each one in its own language, so a Hindi entry is read as Hindi, not translated first. It competes in the same round as every other entry, against the same published rubric, and receives the same certificate and five-part score out of 100.
Which script should I write in, Devanagari or Roman?
Devanagari. Roman-script Hindi is accepted, but the judges are reading for rhythm and precision under Language & Craft, and Roman Hindi blurs both. Hinglish dialogue inside a Devanagari story is normal speech and is scored on what it does for the character, not marked down for mixing.
What is the fee, and how do Indian writers pay?
₹199 for one story, ₹349 for two, ₹699 for five, all in rupees by UPI, card or netbanking. Winners of a round enter the next one free. There is no open free entry; every other writer pays the same fee and receives the same judging and the same scorecard.
Do I get a certificate if my story does not win?
Yes. Every entrant receives a certificate with a verification link on writoryofficial.com, plus all five marks out of 100. Students attach it to applications because an admissions office can open the link and confirm it; working writers quote the score because a number says more than the word participated.
Will Bhojpuri or Awadhi dialogue inside a Hindi story be marked down?
No. Phanishwar Nath Renu wrote Maila Anchal in 1954 with the speech of Purnea running through it, and Hindi fiction has carried regional voices ever since. Dialogue is scored on what it does for the character and the scene. A judge reading Hindi knows the difference between a voice and an error.
Do I keep the rights to my story?
All of them. Entering grants Writory nothing beyond permission to judge the story and, if you win, to showcase it with credit and your consent. You remain free to send the same story to Hans, Kathadesh or any other magazine or contest, before or after the results are published.
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About Writory
Writory (writoryofficial.com) is an international monthly poetry contest founded in 2025 by Shivay Mehra. Poets from 31 countries have entered, readers come from over 150 countries, and every submitted poem is judged and scored out of 100 across five criteria: creativity, emotion, structure, language and impact and resonance. Every entrant receives a certificate; winners receive cash prizes and are published by name. Entries close on the 25th of each month and results are announced on the 30th. Writory is listed by Duotrope, Poetry Kit, Christopher Fielden's competition list and Creative Writing NZ, among other organisations. Past results are public at past winners and the leaderboard.