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FAQs

Q1. Can anyone submit an entry?
A. Yes anyone can submit a story & poem. However, they will qualify for prizes only if they are an ICICI Bank customer.

Q2. How do I share my story?
A. Please follow these steps:
- Click here and register yourself. If you already have an account at Live Your Passion, login using your user id and password
- Submit your story here
- After submitting, you will receive an email on the email ID you have entered while submitting the story. Click on the link in the email to confirm your entry

Q4. What is ‘theme of the week’?
A. Every week, we give a theme to help writers get started, in case inspiration hasn’t struck yet! It is a thought starter, and not a mandatory.

Q5. Can I share stories that don’t cover the theme of the week?
A. Yes, you can share any story of your choice. The theme is meant to serve as a thought starter in case you don’t have a topic in mind.

Q6. What is the criteria to have my story published?
A. Every story that you submit goes through 2 rounds of checks:
- Your confirmation, by clicking on the link in the auto-email sent to you immediately after you submit your story
- Our moderator's confirmation that ensures that the story does not contain any plagiarized content or objectionable content.
Please ensure that you have done the email verification of your story, else it will not reach the moderator. In most cases, a story will get published within 3 days of it reaching the moderator.

Q7. I want to edit the story I have uploaded. How do I do that?
A. Sorry, we currently do not offer the functionality of editing a submitted story. Please submit your edited story as a new entry.

Q8. I have uploaded a story and it got published as well. How can I tell my friends so that they can see it too?
A. Just go to your story page and click on the social media icons at the bottom of the story to share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. You can also share the story with your friends on email.

Q9. How do I find my story on the contest website?
A. You can find your story in 2 ways:
- Search for your story using your name or story’s title in the search box on the website
- Click on the link in the email that was sent to you when your story got published

Q10. I read the stories and found some of them very inspiring. I want to share them with my friends. How do I do that?
A. Every story has icons below it for liking it or sharing it on Facebook, Twitter and Email. Simply click the icon to like or share!

Q11. How do I get my participation prize?
A. You will get an email with your participation prize when your story is moderated and published on the website. The participation prize is a discount voucher that you can redeem using an ICICI Bank Debit Card, Credit Card or Internet Banking.