Transcript provided by Rhonda Jennings-Arey

There are a few general rules. Videos submitted for this competition will need to be uploaded on YouTube and provide the link with the submission. Your video must include a title slide with your story’s title, a mention of which category you are participating in, and your name. As for your video, you must be in frame using appropriate the signing space from the waist and up. A solid color is required for your background and choice of shirt. You can use props or special effects in your video. Your choice of one of the two fiction genres must follow the characteristics and elements of that specific category, and your story must not exceed three minutes. It is imperative that your story is an original story created by you. You are not allowed to copy a story that already exists. If judges find out that your story is not an original story, you will be disqualified from this competition. You must follow these rules in order to stay in this competition or you will be disqualified.