Submission Expectations

• One submission per person for each theme

  • A private submission MUST be sent to the following email address bellasara.database.info@gmail.com to check if the writing is within parameters of the theme 

  • There will be a confirmation that your submission was received

• Writing must be submitted by the deadline

  • Late submissions will not be accepted

• Please keep all writing appropriate

  • Just anything wildly graphic or explicit in nature should be avoided

• All submissions must fit within the parameters given by the theme

  • This includes all prompt "musts" for when they are given

  • Any that are found to not fit the theme during the private submission will be given the opportunity to make any alterations

• • By submitting your writing, you agree to potentially have your work published*

    • PLEASE MAKE SURE TO READ GUIDELINES AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE

• When adding your name to the submission information, please provide a name that you are okay with having publicly displayed online

  • This is to give due credit to the winner

Website Publication Expectation

• There will not be names associated with submissions until after final results are revealed

  • We prefer to focus on the writing itself until final results are determined

    • Included information will be the title of the writing and any other information provided by the participant

    • In other words, please refrain from revealing which entry is yours on social media until final results are concluded. It is expected that each author is anonymous until then.

• Writing will be removed from the website after final results are revealed

  • Since writing can't be watermarked like art can be,  it seems best to remove the writing from the site. This process is in attempt to help protect each author's creativity. If anyone is caught duplicating the writing without permission from the author, then it will be reported as theft.

• Please be kind to each other while participating in the event

  • People put their heart and time into their work. Any unkind or malicious behavior is a disqualifiable offense for any current or future contests.

Judge Panel Voting

• There are a total of 3 categories which each of the judges will give the submissions independently of other judges and submissions

  • Each judge will look at all submissions one at a time

  • Each submission is judged based on 3 main categories

    1. Chain of Events

       • Is the writing structured in a way that makes sense?

       • Is the writing capable of convincing readers to suspend their disbelief?

    2. Creativity

       • Is the writing demonstrative of the author's creative expression?

       • Is the writing uniquely crafted in comparison to other entries?

    3. Emotion

       • Is the writing capable of keeping readers interested?

       • Is the writing able to achieve an effect on the reader?

  • Each category gets a 1-5 and leaves the submission with a total number per judge

  • Once all participant entries receive a score per judge then all scores per submission from each judge are combined to create a grand total per entry

  • The entry with the highest score is the winner

Winner Expectations

• Not all themes are subject to guarantee of a prize

  • Since our main focus is the art contests, we can't guarantee that we will have enough supply for prizes for every writing contest

• Winner must be share their mailing name and address

  • This will be in an email from bellasara.database.info@gmail.com for any physical prizes earned

• Winner will be responsible for shipping cost, which will include tracking

• Winner has 1 week to claim their prize 

  • Unless upcoming absence is communicated beforehand

  • If no communication, the next runner up will be contacted for the prize