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PLEASE DO NOT PLACE STUDENT’S NAME ON STORY ENTRY.

Place student’s name on the entry form only. This is for impartial judging.

Entry must have a title.

Type written, 12 Font, 1-inch margins, double spaced, 8.5x11inch paper. 250 word minimum (1/2 page typed) to 2,500 word maximum (up to 10 page typed to account for dialogue)

Story must contain setting, main character, beginning, middle and ending.

Theme must be evident.

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE STUDENT’S NAME ON STORY ENTRY.

Place student’s name on the entry form only. This is for impartial judging.

Entry must have a title.

Type written, 12 Font, 1-inch margins, double spaced, 8.5x11inch paper.

250 word minimum (1/2 page typed) to 2,500 word maximum (10 pages).

This category is a nonfiction, real life story about the student or their experiences.

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE STUDENT’S NAME ON THE POEM.

Place student’s name on the entry form only. This is for impartial judging.

Long and Short Poems Any Genre

Entry must have a title.

Type written, 12 font, 1-inch margins, double spaced, 8.5x11 inch paper.

3 line minimum up to 20-line maximum poem for each poem entry.

Up to three poems may be submitted as one entry, on a single page, as long as they are all the same style and genre. Each poem must have a title. Longer line poems may be submitted on separate pages.

PLEASE DO NOT PLACE STUDENT’S NAME ON ENTRY.

Place student’s name on entry form only. This is for impartial judging.

Entry must have a title.

Type written, 12 Font, 1-inch margins, double spaced, 8.5x 11-inch paper. 250 word minimum (1/2 page typed) to 2,500 word maximum (10 page typed).

Inspirational entry may be nonfiction or fiction, any inspiring story.

Devotional writing entry follow this format:

• Verses or passages from Wisdom literature must be cited.

• Wisdom literature will be any religious book or sacred document recognized by any major religion or subculture therein.

• The verse or passage will be quoted and or cited. (English versions must be used)

• The student must then submit a short illustration, personal testimony, poem, praise, or encouragement inspired from the passage.

• The student will finish the devotional with a life application about the passage for others to gain wisdom and understanding.

Alternate History

Comedy

Fantasy

Fairy Tale

Historical Fiction

Horror Mystery

Science Fiction

Thriller/Suspense

There are around 144 genre and subgenres of fiction! Have fun writing

Non-Fiction-Real life

Memoir is a specific type of narrative. It is autobiographical in nature but it is not meant to be as comprehensive as biography (which tells the entire life story of a person). Instead, a memoir is usually only a specific "slice" of one's life.

Personal essay is typically written in first-person about something in the narrator's life.

Free Verse

Haiku

Sonnet

Blank Verse

Limerick

Tanka

Cinquain

Sestina

Non-Fiction- Real life

Uses Wisdom literature and the writer composes an encouraging illustration (mind picture), personal testimony, poem or praise around the passage of choice from the Wisdom literature. It is finished with a life application from the passage.

Inspirational

Non-fiction - this would be a story about a life situation that is inspiring to the writer and to those who read the work. An overcomer story, a challenge met, a big win, making it through a hard situation. Fiction-This would an inspiring story written about fictional characters or places. It can have the same themes as non-fiction such as an overcomer story, a big win, making it through a hard situation but with all fictional characters and places.