Open call: write for Brightwell, 600 words, 5,000 rupees per post

Send a pitch of three lines with one sentence about why you are the right person to tell it. We reply within a week.

We prefer specific stories: one decision, one mistake, one lesson. Please include figures where you can. We edit lightly, and you keep the rights to your piece.

Payment is made within 30 days of publication.

This is a demo story: every name, place, organisation and figure in it is fictional.