Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Mon 01/13/2025 (Eastern)
Tournament Status will update to Open at 10:00 am Wed 01/29/2025 (Eastern)
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Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 am Thu 02/20/2025 (Eastern)
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Script Submission
SCRIPT SUBMISSION
DEADLINES & TIMELINE
Feb 22 - Original Script Deadline: Saturday, February 22nd, 11:59PM EST Feb 28 - Corrected Script Deadline: Friday, February 28th, 11:59PM EST
5 - Make sure to fill out the accompanying submission form and insert it at the front of your script
WHO NEEDS TO SUBMIT?
Competitors who are entered in the following events must submit scripts (include submission forms) - Platform Speeches: Expository, Original Oratory, Persuasive - Interpretive Speeches: Dramatic, Duo, Humorous, Open (each Interp category has its own form) - Wild Card Speech: Slam Poetry
HOW TO SUBMIT
1. NAME FILES CORRECTLY: EVENT – Last Name, First Name – Title Please use the following abbreviations for Events: Expository – EXPOS Original Oratory – OO Persuasive – PERS Dramatic Interp – DI Duo Interp – DUO (*Include BOTH competitors names, see example below) Humorous Interp – HI Open Interp -OI Slam Poetry - SP Examples: "PERS - Genius, Ima – Being Humble" "DUO – Twiddle, Dee and Twiddle, Dum – Walrus and the Carpenter"
2. ONLY pdf and doc files accepted. Please compile into one file in the order listed below. Forms are found under Submission Forms on the Stoa website. - Platforms/Slam Poetry: Form, Script, Citation Page - Interps: Form, Typed Script, Source Script
-MAKE THE SUBJECT HEADING THE SAME AS THE FILE NAME -If your file is too large, use a pdf compressor such as www.smallpdf.com
4. After you have sent an email, you should receive an email confirming your submission has been submitted. Your scripts are in queue for review. Once reviewed, you will receive an email that your script is either approved or needs correction.
5. If your script needs corrections, make the necessary correction and using the link above, noting that this is a corrected script.
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