{"id":10128,"date":"2026-08-25T21:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=10128"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:40:47","slug":"fobisia-secondary-short-story-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/fobisia-secondary-short-story-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"FOBISIA Secondary Short Story Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc<strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FOBISIA Secondary Short Story Competition is a creative writing competition organised by the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) to encourage secondary school students to develop storytelling skills, imagination, and literary expression. The competition provides young writers from FOBISIA member schools an international platform to showcase their original short stories. FOBISIA conducts various academic and creative competitions for students across its network of British international schools in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Competition Period: <\/strong>August 2026 \u2013 29 January 2027<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registration Deadline: <\/strong>28 November 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Submission Deadline: <\/strong>29 January 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Last Date to Register:<\/strong> 31 August 2026, before 5:00 PM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workshop Date:<\/strong> 4 September 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workshop Timing: <\/strong>10:00 AM \u2013 3:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eligibilty:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open to secondary school students studying in FOBISIA member schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants must meet the age\/year-group criteria specified by FOBISIA for the competition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rules:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entries must be original and written by the participating student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stories should follow the specified word limit and submission guidelines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Previously published or copied content may lead to disqualification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only submissions made through eligible FOBISIA schools are considered.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Evaluation Criteria:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creativity: Originality of ideas, storytelling approach, and imagination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing Quality: Grammar, vocabulary, structure, and clarity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Character Development: Strength and depth of characters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrative Structure: Plot development, flow, and engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overall Impact: Ability of the story to connect with readers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Benefits for the Participants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Recognition:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winners and shortlisted participants receive recognition from FOBISIA and their schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding stories may be highlighted within the FOBISIA community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Student Benefits:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to showcase creative writing skills internationally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Builds confidence in storytelling and communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adds value to students\u2019 academic and extracurricular portfolios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcccAbout the Event The FOBISIA Secondary Short Story Competition is a creative writing competition organised by the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) to encourage secondary school students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":10130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contests"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FOBISIA Secondary Short Story Competition<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Participate in the FOBISIA Secondary Short Story Competition 2026. 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