ELoqunce'24

The Rules and Regulations of the Written Competitions of Eloquence’24 organised by the All-Island Schools’ English Literary Association are as follows. Any violation of the given rules will result in an immediate disqualification.

• There are 2 events in the written competitions.
  1. Creative Writing
  2. Copy Writing
• Both events will be conducted online.
• Participation in both events is optional. Any participant can compete in any event accordingly.
• Eligibility – Students of government, semi-government and private schools.
  – Home-schooled students.   
• There are 3 age groups.
  1. Junior (Born 2010 – 2012)
  2. Intermediate (Born 2007 – 2009)
  3. Senior            (Born 2004 – 2006)
• Unique registration codes are allocated to all participants of each event. The list of registration codes will be sent to the Official WhatsApp group in due time.
• The attire for the competitions is the school uniform of your respective educational institution. You must be in formal attire if you are home-schooled.
• The verdict of the judges at ELSL (English Literature Sri Lanka) will be final.

Creative Writing

• The competition will take place on the 17th of February 2024.
• The Creative Writing Competition will take place in an online meeting. (Participants must have their video switched on throughout the competition)
• The contexts for all age categories will be provided during the meeting.
• Competitors should have two devices with them, one to be in the meeting and the other to photograph their submissions on time.

Rules

• The time limits for writing are as follows:
  1. Junior – 45 minutes
  2. Intermediate – 30 minutes
  3. Senior – 30 minutes
• Attendance of the participants will be monitored, any participant that leaves the meeting without prior notice will be disqualified.
• Use of Artificial Intelligence and/or Plagiarism in your writing is strictly prohibited. If detected, your submission will be disqualified.
• The word limit for all age groups is 333 Submissions having more or less words may be subjected to disqualification. (332 words is a disqualification, 334 words is also a disqualification)
• Participants must suggest an appropriate title for their work. (The title is not included in the word count.)
• Hyphenated words and contractions are counted as one word. (e.g. state-of-the-art, haven’t)
• Only handwritten work will be accepted and submissions under manuscript (normal) handwriting will be entertained. Submissions violating the rules will be immediately disqualified.

Submission

• The submission must be in PDF format. (Software such as CamScanner can be used for this purpose)
• Competitors should include their Registration number (e.g. JIS07) and name on the top of the first page of the document.
• Rename your document with the Registration code and first name. (e.g. JIS07_Eshan)
• You must use the submission link available on our website to submit entries. The essay must be submitted latest within 10 minutes after the time limit.
• Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author but ELSL will have the right to publish the winning content in any relevant promotional material.

Copy Writing

• The competition will take place on the 18^th of February 2024.
• The Copy Writing Competition will take place in an online meeting. (Participants must have their videos switched on throughout the meeting.)
• The selected paragraphs for each age group of this event will be given during the meeting.
• Competitors should have two devices with them, one to be in the meeting and the other to photograph their submissions on time.

Rules

• Only handwritten works will be accepted and submissions under manuscript (normal) handwriting will be entertained. Submissions violating the rules will be immediately disqualified.
• Punctuation will be taken into consideration when marking your submissions.
• Attendance of the participants will be monitored, any participant that leaves the meeting without prior notice will be disqualified
• The submission must be in the PDF format. (Software such as CamScanner can be used for this purpose)
• When submitting your work, the edges of the paper are not cropped out. Edges of the paper and the written content should be clearly visible.
• Competitors should write their registration number (e.g. JIS07) and name on the top of the first page of the document.
• Rename the PDF document with the Registration code and first name. (e.g. JIS07_Eshan)
• Use the submission link available on our website to submit entries. The work should be submitted within 10 minutes after the meeting has ended.