1st National Creative Writing Competition [INK IT] by University of Calcutta: Submit by Sept 30

About Department of Law, University of Calcutta

The Department of Law, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, formerly University College of Law, is a faculty in the University of Calcutta, founded in 1909, colloquially referred to as Hazra Law College, which offers undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and post doctorate courses.

About the Magazine Committee

Established in the year 2019, the Magazine Committee aims to chronicle and showcase the diverse activities and achievements within the institution as well as the various competitions organized by the Committee. The Committee publishes its bi-annual magazine ‘The Muses’, written and edited by the students of the Department of Law, University of Calcutta, which chronicles all activities under the aegis of the institution and paints a picture of the yearly endeavors of this institute and its students.

This publication provides a platform for the students to exhibit their creative, scientific, literary, and academic prowess. In this edition, the committee is accepting submissions from all. It also runs an online blog “The Musing” where articles, essays, poems, and interviews are published. 

About the Competition

Inkit is the flagship creative writing competition organized by the Committee. Various themes are given based on which the authors need to send their submissions. The author is required to submit one submission only and based on one theme only.

The duration of the competition is from 15th August 2023 to 30th September 2023.

This time we have come up with new and exciting themes 

• Nature’s Magic 
• Future India 
• Sex Education 
• Circle of Life
• Redemption

Show us your creativity and get a chance to stand out in the magazine committee’s literary section. Not just that, top 3 submissions be ready to see your submissions featured on the Instagram feed of the Magazine Committee as well as published on the Committee’s official website.

Submissions that are accepted are

• Prose
• Poetry
• Short story
• Essays 
• Blogs

Awards

• An e-Certificate of merits would be issued for the winner and 2 runners-up for each of the themes.
• An e-Certificate of participation would be given to all the participants. 

Submission

• Send entries along with your name and year to: [email protected]
• Subject: Submission for INKIT.
• Format: Word/docs file
• Word limit: 1000 words

Last Date of Submission

30th September 2023.

Contact Info

For further queries free feel to mail us at ‘[email protected]‘ with the subject as ‘ Query for Inkit’.