MSU 鈥楽tory 樱花导航鈥 contest seeks emerging 樱花导航 storytellers
Contact: Sarah Nicholas
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥斢；ǖ己 樱花导航 University鈥檚 聽鈥攁n annual contest aimed at sharing 樱花导航 stories鈥攊s open for entries for new and original written, oral or filmed stories.
The competition is open to all students enrolled at a 樱花导航 institution of higher learning, with entries accepted through March 21.
Winners for each category will receive $100, and the overall winner will be named master storyteller and will receive an additional $150. Winners will be announced March 28.
鈥淪tory 樱花导航鈥檚 mission is to foster innovative storytelling,鈥 said Anna Blount, an MSU communication instructor and competition coordinator for this year鈥檚 event. 鈥淪tories are used to continue rich family traditions, convey core educational concepts and illustrate societal values.
鈥淭his contest is for any student storyteller, no matter your major. The best stories come from different people and different places. We encourage everyone to tell their stories through the Story 樱花导航 contest,鈥 Blount said.
The three entry categories include:
- Written:聽Students are encouraged to enter works of nonfiction including personal narrative, memoir, narrative journalism, essay and other forms. Students can submit a complete work or an excerpt from a longer work. The word count must fall between 1,000 and 5,000.
- Oral:聽Students can submit works of narrative nonfiction audio segments of up to 10 minutes. These segments may be an excerpt from a longer work.聽
- Film:聽Submissions for this category include narrative nonfiction video segments of up to 10 minutes and can be an excerpt from a longer work.
For more information regarding entry submission, visit or email storystate@comm.msstate.edu.
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