Early Submissions
All early submissions or competitions with a submission component are to be made via the MyMIST Portal. The MyMIST portal only accepts one (1) submission file. For uploading multiple files, all files must be put together into a zip file, and the zip file can be uploaded into the portal.
Competitions with Early Submissions
Section titled “Competitions with Early Submissions”Two Weeks Prior to Tournament:
- Prepared Essay
- Short Fiction
- Poetry
- Short Film
- Business Venture Proposal
- Science Fair Abstract
- Social Media
- Humanitarian Service
- Digital Art
General Guidelines for Written Submissions
Section titled “General Guidelines for Written Submissions”- Typed and double-spaced
- Size 12 font, Times New Roman
- All submissions must be in PDF format. Failure to do so will risk the submission not being scored.
- A written statement is required for all early submission competitions unless stated otherwise, which should be included on a separate page at the end of your document, or submission.
- Have a cover page with the title, MIST ID and name of competition.
- Competitor name or other identifying markers should not be anywhere on the piece.
- Label the document in the following format:
MISTID_COMPETITIONNAME- Example:
A1B2C-3D4E5_CreativeWriting
- Example:
Late Submissions
Section titled “Late Submissions”Important Notes
Section titled “Important Notes”- All competitors must bring 3 hard copies of your early submission competitions, with the exception of Poetry, Prepared Essay, and Short Fiction submissions.
- Each region has the right to deduct points from the competitor’s score if the above submission format is not followed.
- Make sure to check the specific rules pertaining to each competition for Written Statement as not all competitions have the same requirements.