Mixed Bag of Celebrations - Contest Entries *INDEX*

Here is the much awaited INDEX for

(Contest Link)

The RESULTS were announced a week ago,

And here we are with the Index to

All the Entries submitted in the contest

There is also a little bonus for all the participants

Courtesy of our kind judges

The Stories and Graphics pleasantly surprised the judges and they are very appreciative of all creations. They spent good amount of time in checking important details of the stories and graphics before giving points.

Best wishes to all the participants for the beautiful graphics and nice story telling - Viswasruti

All of them are very beautiful and shows the very hard work by graphicer. Every book cover is matching the title theme of the book - Sutapasima

Before getting into the details of criteria and scoring, I like to appreciate the graphicers for their lovely creations. All book covers are beautiful and winners in their own way. All participants have done an excellent job. I really had a tough time judging - kavya1994

It's been hard to decide as the quality and presentation of the stories have hovered around a similar mark! - Arshi67

Judges' comments specific to stories and book covers are added under each story title

for Bag Theme :

1. A Bag of Sweet Surprises - Writer : So-So - Graphicer : PriyaArshiSarun

Judges Comments

• Jalebi looks yummy
  
• An intriguing, endearing Jalebi bag's tale about how it brought some wonderful, passionate moments into the lives of the young couple. An enjoyable read.
  

2. Bagging Trouble - Writer : minakrish - Graphicer : WildestDreams

Judges Comments

• The romantic couple has been captured in travel mode , airport BG, and picture is perfectly matching the title of the book.
  
• Book cover is the best reflection of what the writer is saying.
• The narrative flowed smoothly, making it simple to read and depicting the humorous scenarios very well. Very good narrative.

3. Bags of Charm: A sweet mix-up - Writer : minakrish - Graphicer : PriyaArshiSarun

Judges Comments

• Cover matches the title very nicely.
  
• A simple incident in a café made them friends. The narrative was expertly written, and the appropriate word choices conveyed the right emotions and made the story highly engaging.
  

4. Finding Happiness/Khushi - Writer : heavenlybliss - Graphicer : x.titli.x

Judges Comments

• Sad people … coming together, sharing a bag … happiness .. may be the story has been depicted on the cover by graphicer.
  
• An excellently crafted tale with a surprising denouement.
  

5. Love wrapped in mysterious bag - Writer : m4manju - Graphicer : Bhavisweet03

Judges Comments

• The blending is beautifully done by graphicer
  
• This narrative successfully presented a charming, quick-witted girl with well-controlled emotions and a hint of grace in front of our eyes, along with that man and his haughty love, it is perfect. With that juicy, sweet quality, the man exhibited his love. A unique romantic tale that showcased the author's effortless expressive flow. A well-written OS.
  

6. Darkness within the Suitcase - Writer : WildestDreams - Graphicer : ExoticDisaster

Judges Comments

• It had a lot of thought put into marrying the narrative with the theme. I liked the slightly out of the box theme.
  
• Book cover captures the mood of the story really well. The eerie feel of the story comes through clearly.
  
• Horror/ mystery/ thriller, may be fantasy too, depicted very nicely by the graphicer .
• The fonts are matching with the title theme.
• The suspense is masterfully crafted, and the characters—whether believable or not—keep the reader guessing up until a certain point in the narrative, but the ending left the reader perplexed.

for Navratri Theme :

1. Dandiya Dhamaka - Writer : minakrish - Graphicer : Bhavisweet03

Judges Comments

• The atmosphere was brought alive in a very vivid and engaging manner in. It was easy to visualise the instant takraar to the beginning of an iqraar in the succinctly told tale.
• Captures the mood of the actors in Dandiya mode.
  
• The author's development of the theme is superb. The narrative showcased the writer's skill while revealing subtle emotional details. A well written story.

2. Dil Dandiya Dilemma - Writer : --Priyaa-- - Graphicer : Bhavisweet03

Judges Comments

• Dill ke connections have been depicted by the kissing couple followed by their laughter..
  
• Book cover encapsulated all parts of the story nicely.
  
• The imagination of the writer runs riot while inventing for the situations. A captivating story with an excellent resolution for their event coordination!
  

3. The (Navaratri) Dilemma - Writer : heavenlybliss - Graphicer : --Priyaa--

Judges Comments

• Celebratory mode of the couple has been depicted . The veil is scene beautifully blended with starry BG
  
• A beautifully written story with a hint of romance and family ties. The cover is showcasing the creativity of the graphicer. Everything is fine.
  

4. Once Upon a Navaratri - Writer : m4manju - Graphicer : ExoticDisaster

Judges Comments

• The BG chosen is perfect backdrop for Navratri celebrations.
  
• This story has it all—an enticing romantic angle, an unidentified sense of suspense, and a subtle sense of belonging between the three main characters.The author appears to have written a sensitive story by letting their thoughts flow freely while writing. The narrative undoubtedly adopts a humanistic perspective. A masterfully crafted Story.
  

5. Soul Mates - Writer : ssttuuttii - Graphicer : x.titli.x

Judges Comments

• The BG gives the feel of the mystery / horror filled romance , very appropriate font style chosen.
  
• It had a nice twist at the end. Just when you were awwing at the compulsive pull between Arnav and Khushi, the writer hits you the twist.
  
• The story's central characters were an unidentified man and a young woman in love, but a criminal twist at the conclusion ended their romance. Nice narrative.
  

That's all for today folks! Enjoy Sarun's return with these thrilling and entertaining tales

Thank you so much for your appreciative words judges

Dear Arshi story readers,

We have conducted a story plus book cover contest to celebrate Barun and Sanaya's return to an ad project as a couple and also to celebrate Navaratri.

We have received 11 beautiful stories with book covers. We have created an Index for all those stories here in this thread. Please read the stories in their respective threads and post your comments.

Cheers,

IPK_Organisers (Stuti and Raji)

Dear organisers I would love to read all those stories .. you know …the titles n the book covers intrigued me yaar . So happy to see you have shared the links of all the stories somewhere n tagged me .. thank you

Dear Arshi story readers,

We have conducted a story plus book cover contest to celebrate Barun and Sanaya's return to an ad project as a couple and also to celebrate Navaratri.

We have received 11 beautiful stories with book covers. We have created an Index for all those stories here in this thread. Please read the stories in their respective threads and post your comments.

Cheers,

IPK_Organisers (Stuti and Raji)

Tagging second set of Readers

Thank you so much for the kind words and comments, judges!

And a big thank you to the organisers! This index makes it easy for the readers on the forum.

Congratulations to all the contestants, Authors & Graphicers, winners, and organisers.

As the Fan Fiction Editor, I am offering all the help you need while shifting your stories to the Fan Fiction Section.

If you shift your OS there, your story will be there forever, even though the serial forum closed after a certain time.

Good, a few authors already shifted their entries to the FF Section.

So glad to see these stories are here for us to read. It has been a long time since we had so many. I will definitely read each one.