All contest judges, officials and employees of The General Youth Division and Word Aflame Publications, and members of their immediate families are not eligible to participate. All submissions must be original and unpublished. Manuscripts must include a title. No poetry will be accepted. Entries must conform to a minimum of 1,000 and a maximum of 1,200 words.
Judges reserve the right to grant all, part, or none of the advertised awards.
The entry form on the following page must be filled out in full including the pastor's signature and be clipped to the manuscript. Do not put your name on the manuscript itself. Deadline for submission of manuscripts is July 1, 2001. Entries postmarked after that date cannot be considered. Entries not meeting these guidelines will be rejected.