#FTC1516 Qualifiers (Authors)

The following authors qualified for the Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16 out of whopping 447 participants from different groups, communities and websites. Congratulations everyone! :)

1) - Joseph Andrews

2) - Jen Steen

3) - Ren Taylor

4) - Evans Elise

5) - Vyom Dayal

6)- Mark Trump

7) - Joe Thomas (Manan Sharma)

8) - Amend Aeson

9) - Siddhant Shekhar

10) - Jenny Dawnikins

11) - Anurag Kumar Singh

12) - Kuldeep Gupta 

13) - Dharmesh Talwar

14) - Moinac Patel

15) - Neel Eeshu

16) - Vaibhav Singh 

17) - Ranjana Sharma 

18) - Avijit Misra

19) - Rahul Ranjan

20) - Karan Virk

21) - Kapil Chandak

22) - Akash Kumar

23) - Yogesh Amana Gurjar

24) - Ankur Singh

25) - Rishi Srivastava

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Call for Artists #FTC1516

Freelance Talents

Digital artists, Pencillers and Painters looking to make a splash on the international stage (and win exciting gifts, cash) are invited to register for the Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16.

This year, competition format requires artists and authors to collaborate and create one page artwroks / paintings / pinups based on different round-wise themes given by FTC committee.

Please attach few samples artworks or include link(s) of your online art portfolio. E-mail us the following details: 1) - Name, 2) - Type of artist (Digital, Traditional), 3) - I can color my artworks. (YES / NO), 4) - Experience in years to letsmohit@gmail.com or freelancetalents@yahoo.com, Limited spots! Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Hurry!

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#FTC1516 Qualifiers Announcement

Freelance Talents invites entries (stories / poems) for the Qualification round of Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16. Think you have what it takes to challenge world's top talent? Enter the Qualifiers of 3rd Annual International Freelance Talents Championship for your chance to win gift hampers, cash and get published in Freelance Talents Anthologies.

Rules:

1. One submission per individual, Submissions should consist of one short story or poem or extract from a longer work up to 1500 words in length.

2. Entries should be original works and should not have won previous awards or contests. Email your story/poem to: letsmohit@gmail.com

3. 5 Bonus Brownie points for top 10 Authors of FTC 2013 and FTC 2014.

4. Themes - Thriller, Romance

5. Languages - Hindi / English / Hinglish

6. Deadline - 17 September 2015 (11 PM)

*) - Thriller
Thriller fiction is a genre of fiction that uses suspense and tension to dramatically affect the reader. A thriller can provide surprise, anxiety, terror, anticipation, etc., in order to provide a rush of emotions and excitement that progress a story. It should generally be based around the strength of the villain and the protagonist, as well as their struggle against each other. This category might encompass several other genres, including horror, science fiction, and crime.

*) - Romance
Romance fiction can encompass and draw themes, ideas and premises from other genres and can vary widely in setting, dialogue, characters, etc. Generally, however, romance fiction should include a love story involving two individuals struggling to make their relationship work and an emotionally satisfying ending.

Best of Luck! 

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FTC into its third year....Freelance Talents Championship 2015-16

FTC 2014 Exhibition Matches Event Info

Out of 24 only 10 authors and poets submitted 2 entries required for the FTC 2014 Exhibition Matches Event, automatically changing the match schedule and timings. Although, 3 writers won 2 matches each, statistically Mr. Amit Rawat is the clear winner of this event followed by Mr. Sankalp Shrivastava and Mr. Sanjay Singh. Congratulations! and A big thanks to all the participants! :) 

1. Amit Rawat: 2 Wins, [Points – 2, (Margin : 17), (Average – 61)]

2. Sankalp Shrivastava: 2 Wins, [Points - 2, (Margin : 22), (Average 52.5)]

3. Sanjay Singh 2 Wins, [Points - 2, (Margin : 9), (Average – 62)]

Poet/Author - Mr. Amit Rawat

4. Avijit Misra: 1 Win & 1 Tie, [Points - 1.5, (Margin : 6) (53)]

5. Vibhuti Dabral: 1 Win & 1 Loss, [Points – 0, (Margin : 2) (59)]

6. Savita Agarwal: 1 Win & 1 Loss, [Points – 0 (Margin : Minus  4) (49)]

7. Siddharth Gupta: 1 Tie & 1 Loss[Points – Minus 0.50, (Margin : Minus 18) (36)]

8. Deven Pandey: 2 Losses, [Points  - Minus 2, (Margin : Minus  9) (62)]

9. Akash Soam: 2 Losses, [Points – Minus 2, (Margin: Minus 12) (56)]

10 . Devesh Bahuguna: 2 Losses, [Points – Minus 2, (Margin: Minus 13) (44)]

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1. Sanjay Singh, “Comic Con India 2014 Report” (68) defeated Deven Pandey “तुम बहुत बोलती हो !” (63)

2. Sanjay Singh, “राष्ट्रीय खेल हाकी और जन साधारण की अनभिज्ञता” (56) defeated Akash Soam, "My Love for Comics” (52)

3. Sankalp Shrivastava ,“Mai Azaad Hun!” (40) defeated Siddharth Gupta , “Sapna hai ya Sach Facebook”(22)

4. Amit Rawat, “भाव-शून्य” (60) defeated Devesh Bahuguna “एक खूबसूरत सी गज़ल लिखना चाहता हूँ” (48)

5. Sankalp Shrivastava, “Broken Promises” (65) defeated Deven Pandey “ऑटो वाली” (61)

6. Amit Rawat,  “प्रलय या सृजन” (62) defeated Savita Agarwal “दुनिया” (57)

7. Savita Agarwal, “चिड़िया”  (41) vs Devesh Bahuguna “बहुत बदल गया हूँ” (40)

8. Avijit Misra “Who was He?” (50) tied Siddharth Gupta “The Sandwich Letter” (50)

9. Avijit Misra, “Murder or Suicide” (56) defeated Vibhuti Dabral “A Date”(50)

10 . Vibhuti Dabral, “The Smiths’ Horror Show” (68) defeated Akash Soam “महंगाई वाली मंदी” (60)

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Stories and Details - http://freelance-talents.nstars.org/f1-your-first-forum

Judges - Rashi Saxena, Mayank Sharma

FTC 2014 (SW League)

Second Freelance Talents Championship friendly exhibition league (2014 season) league hosted by Storywrite website, November 2014. Screen grab of winning entries. 

FTC 2014 - Exhibition Matches Announcement

Freelance Talents Exhibition Matches: List of Authors

1.    Ranjana Sharma (FTC'13 Rank #7) (Top Seeded Author}

2.    Deven Pandey (FTC'13 Rank # 8) {Second Seeded Author}

3.    Shivam Pandya (FTC'13 Rank # 9) {Third Seeded Author}
4. Rishi Srivastava (FTC'13 Rank #10) {Fourth Seeded Author} 

5.    Priyashrav Bharadwaj (FTC'13 Rank #11) {Fifth Seed Author}

6.    Mehfooz Ali (FTC'13 Rank # 13) {Sixth Seeded Author}

7.    Prashant Vasava (FTC'13 Rank # 15) {Seventh Seeded Author}    

8.    Savita Agarwal (Round 2)

9.    Siddharth Gupta (Round 2)

10. Sanjay Singh (Round 2)

11. Honey Kr. (Round 2)

12. Amit Rawat

13. Ankur Singh

14. Avijit Misra

15. Jayant Kumar Baloch

16. Harish Atharv Thakur

17. Akash Soam

18. Vibhuti Dabral

19. Ayush Ranjan

20. Rahul R. Sharma

21. Sankalp Shrivastava

22. Surjeet Kumar Besra

23. Anjali Sharma

24. Devesh Bahuguna

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*) - Round 1 (Random Mirrored Pairing as per above 

Sequence)

Match # 1 - Rishi Srivastava vs. Devesh Bahuguna  

Match # 2 - Ranjana Sharma vs. Anjali Sharma

Match # 3 - Deven Pandey vs. Surjeet Kumar Besra

Match # 4 - Shivam Pandya vs. Sankalp Shrivastava

Match # 5 - Priyashrav Bharadwaj vs. Rahul R. Sharma

Match # 6 - Mehfooz Ali vs. Ayush Ranjan

Match # 7 - Prashant Vasava vs. Akash Soam

Match # 8 - Sanjay Singh vs. Vibhuti Dabral

Match # 9 - Savita Agarwal vs. Jayant Kumar Baloch

Match # 10 - Siddharth Gupta vs. Avijit Misra

Match # 11 - Honey Kr. vs. Harish Atharv Thakur

Match # 12 - Amit Rawat vs. Ankur Singh

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*) - Round 2 (Closest Contender Pairing as per available info)

Match # 1 - Vibhuti Dabral vs. Surjeet Kumar Besra

Match # 2 - Ankur Singh vs. Ayush Ranjan

Match # 3 - Honey Kr. vs. Rahul R. Sharma

Match # 4 - Shivam Pandya vs. Rishi Srivastava**

Match # 5 - Priyashrav Bharadwaj vs. Ranjana Sharma **

Match # 6 - Mehfooz Ali vs. Deven Pandey **

Match # 7 - Sankalp Shrivastava vs. Siddharth Gupta

Match # 8 - Harish Atharv Thakur vs. Devesh Bahuguna

Match # 9 - Avijit Misra vs. Anjali Sharma

Match # 10 - Jayant Kumar Baloch vs. Amit Rawat

Match # 11 - Akash Soam vs. Sanjay Singh

Match # 12 - Prashant Vasava vs. Savita Agarwal**

**Matches Featuring Top Ranked Authors based on FTC 2013 Rankings

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Notes:

*) - Send your 2 Entries (Stories or Poems) on Topic of Your Choice to - 

1. letsmohit@gmail.com 

or FB message 

2. Freelance Talents | Facebook

3. Mohit Sharma | Facebook

Label Your Entries as "Round 1 Entry", "Round 2 Entry"

*) - Overall Rank on the basis of Composite Final Score

*) - Final Score = Round 1 + Round 2 + Composite Victory/Loss Margin

*) – Judge – Dr. Rashi Saxena (Professor, Author and Editor - Spandan Publications), Reserve Judging – Mr. Kapil Chandak (FTC 2013 Champion) and/or Public Poll.

*) – Word Limit – 3000 Words Max. [Around MS Word 7 Pages]

*) – Genres – Themeless Rounds

*) – Deadline – Wednesday, 27 February 2014 (11 PM)

*) - Second Round Pairing - Authors using same Language, Close FTC 2013 Rankings if applicable, Not Contested Against Each Other Before, Organizer's Pick.

*) - Rare but possible...Unlike elimination tourney FTC 2013, there is a statistical possibility that Author losing 1 or both the matches can with the trophy if his/her composite score is highest. Also authors winning both their matches can get lower rank compared to author with 1 win-1 loss or 2 losses. 

[Rishi Srivastava (FTC'13 #10) {Fourth Seeded Author} replaces top seeded author Karan Virk (FTC'13 # 6)]