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Short Story
NOTE: All work MUST be original and created by the competitor(s) himself. By submitting your work you are agreeing that MIST has the right to return or keep all work/submissions/entries. Important Note:Submissions must be emailed to dcmist@gmail.com no later than February 4th, 2008.All submissions must be in PDF format. If you do not have a PDF converter, you can convert your word document to PDF for free using one of the following links:
In addition to emailing your submissions, you must also turn in 3 copies during Registration and Orientation on the first day of the tournament. You are responsible for bringing your submission, not MIST and not the judges.
Failure to follow any of these rules can result in disqualification.
- No more than 2 students from each team can register for this competition.
- This competition is NOT a team effort. Each competitor must turn in a separate piece of work.
- MIST ID and order of competition will be pre-assigned on a random selection basis.
- Competitors shall be introduced to the judges by their MIST IDs.
- The written story must:
- Be typed or word-processed and double-spaced.
- Have a cover page with the title and MIST ID only. Contestant risks disqualification if his/her name appears anywhere in the story.
- Typed on 8.5 X 11 inch paper, stapled in the left corner. 1 inch margins all around.
- No more than 10 pages, Times new Roman, 12 pt font.
- Story must reflect on this year's theme. However, stories must also appeal to a mainstream American audience. Contestants should write stories with an Islamic flavor, however, they must be interesting and understandable by an American, non-Muslim audience. Stories can use Muslim terms, however, they should be easily understandable within the context of the sentence. For help or advice, please email us at dcmist@gmail.com.
- A Microsoft Word copy of the written story must be emailed to info@dcmist.com by midnight of March 12th. Stories emailed after the deadline will NOT be accepted. No extensions will be given or excuses will be accepted.
- ONE copy of your story must also be taken to MIST and turned in by the competitor to the event section leader at the competitor‘s orientation.
- Judging criteria will be based upon the official MIST National Ballot.
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