Start Blogging and earn Rs. 10,000 every week.

Blogging is still in its infancy in India. According some of the recent surveys, very few percentage of Indians actually blog. I had written a couple of posts earlier on this blog regarding shortage of bloggers in India and perspective of a common man on blogging in India.
Now to promote quality blogging and to increase its popularity among Indians, popular Indian portal Sulekha has announced a new initiative in alliance with Penguin books where they are
offering attractive cash prizes and chance to get their posts published in a Penguin books that will be read by millions.
According to the Sulekha, over the next 6 months, 25 selected posts from new bloggers will be published in a Penguin book which will feature the best of blog writing on Sulekha. This comes at the back of their 2 previous successful publications in India Smiles and Sulekha Select.
The competition will run for 6 months from August 1st to January 31st. Every week selected 2 posts will win Rs.10,000/- each. Out of all the winners 25 selected posts will be published in Penguin books.

Criterion for selection:

• The posts can be fiction or non-fiction.
  • Fiction can include short stories, flash fiction and comic strips.
  • Non-fiction may include interviews, travelogues, feature articles, personal experiences, film reviews, essays and writings on food.
• Posts should be between 1500 and 2200 words.
• Writing(s) which are insightful, grammatically correct, thought provoking, original, have vivid description, are expressive and have innovative use of language will be given preference to.
• Writings could also include comic strips, sketches and photographs.

So what are you waiting for, head straight to Sulekha and start blogging.