How the Contest Works

Categories:

Best Overall Article

Most Humorous Article

Most Poignant Article

Each submission will provide one Award of Merit per category win. Yes, a single submission could win more than one category.  Each Award of Merit will allow 2 choices on our menu of prizes provided from our Sponsors.

Awards of Note will be given to writers in each category as well. Each Award of Note will provide the author 1 choice of a prize from the menu provided by our sponsors.

Honorable Mention will be given to 2 additional writers in each category. Each Honorable Mention will receive a case of Magic: the Gathering Jones Soda

All submissions must be original works, published in a recognized Magic Press source (i.e. it may not be a forum post) and must discuss The2009s State Provincial Championships in a significant portion of the submission. Submissions are not limited to text and may be in any media it's author believes best suits the message.

Other than discussion of The2009s State Provincial Championships no influence of your submission is intended by the organizers or sponsors.

Selections from the prize pools in all categories will be based on the following order of finish:

Best Overall     Most Poignant     Most Humorous

Articles must be submitted either on The2009s State/Provincial Championships Facebook page (preferred method) or by email at gamegoober@aol.com.

15 to 20 Articles will be submitted to the judges as selected by Sunmesa Events.

Judges will assign values to each article in each category and those values will determine winners. Decisions of the judges is final.

Announcement of the Winners will be made no later than 12/12/2009. All winners will have their prizes in hand by 1/31/2010. All prizes are made in US dollars. Duties, fees or taxes are the responsibility of the winners. This contest is a skill based event.  

Organizers reserve the right to change the rules at any time and for any reason.