Wattpad India Awards 2020

Frequently Asked Questions

How to submit my story for Wattpad India Awards 2020?

The submission form to enter the Wattpad India Awards 2020 will be shared on 26th October 2020, 2 PM (IST).

Does my story need to be written in 2020?

No, stories written in any year are eligible to participate.

How many parts does my story needs to be?

Is there a minimum amount of words that the story needs to have in order to enter?

To be eligible, the story must have a minimum of 10000 words (for poetry submissions, the minimum word count required is 500). Please note that the word count does not include author's note and similar stuff.

The story can have any number of parts.

Does my story needs to be finished to be eligible?

Yes, only completed stories are eligible to enter the Wattpad India Awards 2020.

Note - poetry submissions are not needed to be complete.

Can I submit:

A. More than one story?

Yes, you can enter as many stories as you like in any of the mentioned categories - as long as they fulfill the eligibility criteria.

Note - You cannot enter the same story in multiple categories.

B. If I've won a Watty or Wattpad India Awards or Wattpad Campus Superwriters?

Yes, you can enter the Wattpad India Awards 2020 even if you have won any of the above mentioned contests. However, you cannot enter the same story which won in those contests.

C. A story I co-wrote with another writer?

Group or collaborative stories are eligible for the Wattpad India Awards 2020. However, the award itself will only be presented to the account the story was originally published on.

D. A mature story?

Yes. Remember: stories must abide by our Content Guidelines

E. A bilingual story?

Yes. Should the story win, you will be rewarded in whichever language you submit your story during the submission process.

F. A translation of a story someone else wrote?

No. Your story must be your own.

Does my story have to be exclusively available on Wattpad?

In case of a winning story that is available on other storytelling platforms, Wattpad reserves the right to ask that the story be made elusive to our platform.

What are the award categories this year?

This year, submissions will be accepted in 9 categories - Romance, Poetry, Fantasy and Adventure, Science Fiction, Horror and Paranormal, Mystery and Thriller, Young and New Adult, Fanfiction, and Regional Language.

In the submission form, you will be asked to specify which category you'd like to be considered for. To know more about each category, kindly check out the chapter titled 'Award Categories'

What if my submission is cross-genre?

In such cases, you are free to choose the category that your story best fits in.

Note - your story will be judged according to the category it is submitted in.

My language isn't included. Can I still enter?

While Wattpad India Awards are committed to celebrating the best in storytelling around India, we're also committed to creating the best awards experience possible. Which means, we aren't yet able to review submissions in every Indian language. We are hard at work to expand our reach for future editions of Wattpad India Awards. With that in mind, we're currently accepting submissions in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam languages.

Can I participate in other contests too?

Yes. Participating in Wattpad India Awards 2020 doesn't preclude you from entering other Wattpad contests and activities.

CHECK OUT ALL THE OTHER CHAPTERS FOR MORE INFORMATION!