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The competition is ONLY open to students and homeschoolers who will be in Primary 6 (or its equivalent) in 2024.
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Participants from international schools in Singapore who will turn 12 in 2024 are also encouraged to apply.
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Only short stories will be accepted. Each entry should be no longer than 450 words. Type the exact word count at the end of the story.
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Participants must include a title for their short story. Participants must not combine prompts in their short stories. Please read the winning entries from the previous years for reference.
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Participants are to submit their entries individually. The submission form only allows one entry per email address.
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All entries MUST be original and written in English. The submissions must not have been previously published and/or accepted by any publisher (print or online) at the time of submission.
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SOTA retains the non-exclusive, perpetual, world-wide, royalty free license (with right to sublicense) to keep and use submitted entries for any purpose consistent with the mission of SOTA, including educational, archival and research purposes, and for publicizing SOTA or any programme or faculty of SOTA, including derivative works for such purposes.
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The submission deadline is 19 January 2024 (Friday) at 5pm.
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Late submissions will not be accepted.
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The top 50 finalists will be notified by email in March 2024. No emails or phone calls to clarity whether submissions have been received will be entertained.
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Failure to adhere to any of the competition rules will result in disqualification.
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Winning entries will be selected by a panel of judges. The judges decision is final.
