{"id":12937,"date":"2026-10-22T16:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=12937"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:44:04","slug":"india-writing-project-season-10-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/india-writing-project-season-10-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"India Writing Project Season 10 2026"},"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 India Writing Project (IWP) \u2013 Season 10 is a nationwide online creative writing competition designed to discover, encourage, and celebrate talented writers across India. The competition invites participants to submit original poems, short stories, essays, articles, and other creative literary works on topics of their choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organized by India Writing Project, the competition provides aspiring and experienced writers with an opportunity to showcase their creativity, receive professional evaluation, earn certificates, and gain publication opportunities. 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