The prompt was revealed only when the event began. From there, participants had to imagine, shape and write a story on the spot.
Mahalasa Pai of Grade 8 represented The Niranjana School in Scriptorium: Creative Writing in English, organised by Sunbeam School, Annapurna, Varanasi, as part of Aspirations 2026.
The sudden-fiction format called for spontaneous writing and fresh ideas, as young writers turned an unfamiliar prompt into engaging prose.
