Rules of the Competition

1. The Competition shall have two categories: High School and College. It shall be open to all students nationwide.

2. The entry, with the theme “Kung hindi tayo, sino? Kung hindi ngayon, kailan?: The role of campus journalism in social change,” must be written in English with a minimum length of 500 words or two (2) pages. Essays must have their own titles. All entries must be single-spaced, in letter size (8.5 x 11) bond paper with one (1) inch margin on all sides, and written in 12-point Times New Roman. Only the participant’s pseudonym or alias must appear in the submission.

Entries submitted online must be saved in Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) format.

3. What is required for this Competition is a personal essay, a non-fictional narrative, or an editorial.

4. Only one entry per participant is allowed.

5. Participants are required to register by downloading the Registration Form fromhttp://ditto.upalphaphibeta.org before entering the competition. They must send back the accomplished Registration Form and their entries in separate emails with the proper subject heading to ditto.sarmiento@gmail.com no later than 10 October 2007.

For those sending their Registration Forms and entries through snail mail, these must be sent separately to The 1st Ditto Sarmiento Essay Writing Competition, Unit 1602-A, West Trade Center, 132 West Avenue, Quezon City. Registration Forms and entries submitted through snail mail must be post-marked no later than 10 October 2007.

6. The School Principal, the Dean, or the Department Chair must endorse the entries to be considered. School officials must ensure that participating students provide true, accurate, and complete information on the Registration Form.

7. Only original and unpublished work may be entered. Essays which have won in previous contests are barred from joining the Competition. Winning entries shall become and remain the property of the Competition. Participants who wish their entries returned should send a request to the organizers no later than fifteen (15) days after the announcement of winners, through an email to ditto.sarmiento@gmail.com.

8. Deadline for submission of entries shall be on 10 October 2007 at 11:59pm.

9. There shall be three winners in each category: the top winning entry and two runners up. Winners shall be announced in November 2007. A Board of Judges shall determine the winning entry using the following criteria: creativity, originality, and faithfulness to the theme. The decision of the Board shall be final.

10. For the High School category, the top winning entry shall receive Php15,000 and a plaque, while the two runners up shall receive Php5,000 each plus plaque. For the College category, the top winning entry shall receive Php25,000 and a plaque, while the two runners up shall receive Php10,000 each plus plaque.

The two top winning entries shall be published in a national newspaper. The Organizers shall notify the winners by phone, fax, and email.

Contacts
For details, please visit http://ditto.upalphaphibeta.org/. For inquiries, please email us atditto.sarmiento@gmail.com, or you may also send a message to jayson.sanjuan@gmail.com orjbsanjuan@up.edu.ph, or send an SMS to +63905.2644953.

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