Write Story – Win Contest – Be Published
Short Story = A brief exploration of a subject in prose expressing a personal view or interpretation of a subject or topic.
Schools may submit students’ short stories online to the American Diversity Report at info@diversityreport.com before or by March 1, 2020.
Student Requirements:
- Students should be at least 13 yrs. old.
- Only one short story written per contestant should be submitted on or before the specified deadline. Submissions must come from the school/teachers, not the students.
- The top of each page must include the contestant’s name, page number, story title, and name of school.
- The Short Story should have a single storyline, no subplots, no more than three or four characters and a short time scale.
- The story must be double spaced and between 1000 and 1500 words.
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Judges Criteria:
Judges will use the Following Criteria and report the student with the highest totals of points students per school by May 15, 2020.
General Merit (25 pts)
- Ideas (single storyline, no subplots, 3-4 characters, short time scale)
- Organization (consistent writing style, consistent mood, tone and space)
- Wording (appropriate language, brief descriptions)
- Flavor/Engaging
Mechanics (25 pts)
- Word usage
- Punctuation/Capitalization
- Spelling
Overall Effect (50 pts)
- Minimum background
- concise dialogue
- no lengthy preamble
- no contrived ending