Rules for Submission

• Originality: Your Story/Poem must be entirely your own creation. It should avoid addressing, promoting, or provoking any contentious matters of either local or international concern. Non-compliance will lead to your submission being rejected.
• One Story/Poem per Fee: The registration fee covers the submission of one story/Poem only. If you wish to submit additional stories/Poems, each must be accompanied by its own separate registration and fee.
• Previous Publications: If your story/Poem has been published elsewhere, you are required to cite the original source and provide a link to it.
• Word Limit for Story: Your story should not exceed 2000 words. It should not be less than 800 words
• Word Limit for Poem: Your poem should not exceed 500 words
• Biographical Note: Include a brief bio with your submission, limited to 250 characters.
• Important:
  1. The team reserves the right to reject any submission that utilizes the same payment receipt for multiple entries and payment will not be refunded.
  2. Each document submitted should contain only one poem or story. If a document contains multiple poems or stories, the submission will be rejected by The Bridge team, and your name will not be included in the competition and payment will not be refunded.
• Format Specifications:
  • Font Style: Times New Roman
  • Font Size for Heading: 14
  • Font Size for text: 12
  • Line Spacing: 1