Shayari Contest 2026, Online Shayari Muqabla
Quick answer: Enter Writory's monthly shayari contest online. Sher, ghazal and nazm in Urdu or Hindi, judged on five criteria, cash prizes, results on the 30th each month.
If your heart speaks in sher and misra, Writory's monthly contest is your mehfil. Submit shayari in Urdu, Hindi, or Roman transliteration, from a single powerful sher to a full ghazal or nazm. Entries open on the 1st of every month and close on the 25th, results arrive on the 30th, cash prizes go to the winners, and every shayar receives a participation certificate.
Every entry gets a five-criteria score breakdown in your profile: creativity, emotion, structure, language, and impact and resonance. Ishq ho ya inquilab, gham ho ya umeed, every mood and mazmoon is welcome, and you compete alongside poets from 40 countries.
Writory's monthly contest welcomes shayari, sher, ghazal, and nazm in Urdu, Hindi, or Roman script, with cash prizes and a five-criteria score for every entry.
Why enter
- Urdu and Hindi shayari are judged with the same respect as poetry in any other language, script is your choice: Devanagari, Nastaliq, or Roman.
- Judges understand the grammar of the form, the radeef and qafiya of a ghazal, the weight of a maqta, the freedom of a nazm.
- A fresh muqabla every month, twelve chances a year to make your kalam count.
- No theme restrictions: ishq, judai, dosti, zindagi, watan, write whatever your dil says.
- An international stage: your shayari stands before poets and readers from 40 countries.
What winners and entrants receive
- Cash prizes for the monthly winners.
- Winners receive free entry into next month's contest.
- A participation certificate for every shayar who enters.
- The top 10 entries feature on the monthly leaderboard.
Sher, ghazal, nazm, qata, rubai, and free-flowing shayari are all welcome, in Urdu, Hindi, or Roman transliteration.
Key facts
- Entries open the 1st, close the 25th at 11:59 PM IST, results on the 30th.
- One poem costs $5, two $8 and five $15. In India: Rs 150, Rs 220 and Rs 450. Optional add-ons are shown separately before payment.
- Every poem scored by human judges on five criteria: creativity, emotion, structure, language and impact and resonance.
- A participation certificate for every entrant, not only winners, and the score is visible in your profile.
- Cash prizes for winners, free entry the following month for winners, open worldwide from age 13, any language.
Questions
Can I submit shayari in Hindi, Urdu, or Roman script?
Yes, all three. Write in Devanagari, Nastaliq, or Roman transliteration, whichever feels natural. The words matter, not the script, and your shayari is judged exactly as written.
How is shayari judged fairly?
Every entry is scored on five criteria: creativity, emotion, structure, language, and impact and resonance. A tight two-line sher can score as high as a long nazm, and you see the full breakdown in your profile after results.
What does it cost to enter the shayari contest?
The entry fee is small and is shown in your local currency on the submit page. Every entrant receives a participation certificate, and three consecutive months of participation earns a free entry.
When are the shayari contest results announced?
Entries open on the 1st of each month and close on the 25th. Results come out on the 30th, and winners get free entry into the next month's muqabla.
By the Writory editorial team. Updated September 2026.
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