The Hindustan Times-Penguin India contest

To coincide with the publication of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new book One Amazing Thing, we bring you one amazing contest! Write a 125-150 words mini story on something amazing that’s happened in your life. There are only two rules...

To coincide with the publication of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new book One Amazing Thing, we bring you one amazing contest!



Write a 125-150 words mini story on something amazing that’s happened in your life. There are only two rules: you have to be in the story and it has to have a remarkable incident in it.

Entries will be selected by the author and Penguin India editors.

1st Prize: Book vouchers worth Rs 5,000 and a copy of One Amazing Thing.

2nd Prize: Book vouchers worth Rs 3,000 and a copy of the book.

3rd Prize: Book vouchers worth Rs 2,000 and a copy of the book.

PLUS: Early bird prizes of 7 copies of the book for the first 7 entries.

Send in your entries by May 8 to oneamazingthing@in.penguingroup.com.

The winning entries will be published in the May 22 edition of ‘READ’ in the Hindustan Times, on www.penguinbooksindia.com and on www.hindustantimes.com.