“Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
― The Shawshank Redemption
Do you hear the applause of triumph? Do you wear your heart on your sleeve? Do you pat your back for letting go of something which was holding you back?
Then this space is for you!
Mental Health Awareness month is the point of talk all over the world. INFS has always encouraged holistic fitness, and mental health is a game-changer in this. Today’s youth is becoming more conscious of the importance of mental health in one’s life.
INFS salutes all mental health warriors. Let’s amp up this conversation by sharing your experiences of determination, optimism, courage, and self-care.
We want the narrative of Hope and Change – the story that inspires someone going through a similar situation; the story to look back on and feel proud of oneself! Let’s appreciate the scars that have made you stronger and beautiful from the inside out.
The INFS Blog Writing Competition brings you the opportunity to honor your willpower and actions to overcome all the obstacles, struggles, phobias, and traumas that were holding you back to become the best version of yourself. This will be an immense source of inspiration and hope for someone who is still in that pit and looking for a ray of sunshine.
The theme of our blog writing competition this time around is –
‘Stories of Hope: Your Journey to Achieving Mental Wellness’.
Please note that we want you to write your story of how you struggled yet strengthened your mental health and NOT a general blog post enlisting tips on maintaining mental wellness.
Read till the end to know the submission guidelines and blog format.
About the Blog Writing Competition
We invite all Mental health warriors to participate in the ‘Mental Wellness’ themed blog writing competition. The competition is open to all. While there are no set criteria regarding topic selection, your experiences must be relevant to your mental health and wellness. Once we have received all of the blog entries, an internal committee will go over each one.
Furthermore, we have chosen to publish all of the pieces written for this blog writing competition on our site. There will be no top ten posts chosen. The voting game would commence after these get published on our blog! Our readers will vote for their favorite blog post, and the winner will be determined by the number of votes received.
Let’s break the stigma around mental health and give hope, one blog at a time!
Blog Writing Competition Dates
The competition will open on 10th May and the last date of submission will be 22nd May. Post the last date of submission, our internal committee will then start reading through all the blog posts. On 27th May, we will publish them on our blog. Reader voting will take place between 28th May and 12th June, and the winners will be declared on 13th June.
Blog Writing Competition: Winners and Prizes
The articles published on our blog will receive votes on their respective pagesrom the readers of the blog. In the end, the top 3 blog posts with the highest number of votes will be declared winners!
1st Prize – INR 3000 Amazon Voucher + 7 Days to amazing lifestyle workshop
2nd Prize – INR 2000 Amazon Voucher + 7 Days to amazing lifestyle workshop
3rd Prize – INR 1000 Amazon Voucher + 7 Days to amazing lifestyle workshop
Submission Guidelines
The blog post should meet the guidelines mentioned below for qualifying as one of the entries for the blog writing competition.
- The blog post should be a success story regarding your mental health and wellness. Please do not submit a general blog post about mental well-being.
- The content should be original and plagiarism-free. (Note: Any kind of plagiarism will directly lead to rejection of the blog post from the blog writing competition. Blog posts with spun or re-written content will also not be accepted.)
- There should be no grammatical errors. (Make sure you run your blog post through free online grammar checking tools like Grammarly before submitting the blog post.)
- The blog post should be properly edited and formatted. It should contain proper headings and subheadings, important points should be highlighted, and the blog post should be well-structured.
- The blog post should be within the word limit of 500-600 words. We request participants to avoid writing fluffy content to just meet the word limit. Blog posts that offer valuable content will stand a higher chance of getting selected.
Format of the Blog Post
To submit your entry click here.
(The blog post should be submitted as a Word file)
The format should be as follows –
- Title: H1 heading
- Subheadings: H2 and H3
- Paragraph: Normal
- Important words and sentences can be highlighted using bold and italics
- Add appropriate links to research papers and other sources
Topics
There are no rules about topic selection as long as the article speaks about your mental health and wellness. Get creative and write to praise yourself while inspiring others.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all.
Exclusive License
As a participant in the blog writing competition, you give INFS an exclusive and unlimited license to publish your blog post on our blog. If your blog post is not selected as one of the entries for the blog writing competition, we will have no rights to your blog post and you would be free to publish it elsewhere. However, if your blog post is selected for the blog writing competition, you will not be allowed to publish the same blog post anywhere else.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at support@infs.co.in.
