Essay Writing Contest

Mechanics:

1. All members of CBIT are qualified to join except the officers, moderators and the committee members. Such disqualified members are to be announced during the GEB on January 5, 2008.
2. All participants are required to create an essay with the theme:

"Cute Boys in Town and its Role in Social Consciousness and National Development:
a Work in Progress"

3. All entries should be at least 1200 words either in English or Filipino.
4. Entries are to be printed in a short bond paper, double spaced, Times New Roman font style size 12 and justified. Entry title should be provided according to the author’s choosing. All pages of the entry are to be signed by the author.
5. Contestants are required to submit four copies of the entry together with the entry sheet sealed in a short brown envelope bearing the contestants’ name. The envelopes are to be submitted to Mr. Joel Nuez at Unit 3-3 Sunshine Condominium, 9633 Kamagong St. Cor. Guijo St. San Antonio Village, Makati City on or before January 18, 2008.
6. Failure to comply will result to deduction of points in the raw scores.
7. Entries are to be judged according to the following criteria:

Relevance (50%) – association to the theme
Structure (30%) – grammar, coherence, style
Impact (20%) – appeal to the reader

8. Three best essays will be declared as First, Second and Third Placer. Announcement of winners will be on January 20, 2008 thru group message. Judges’ decision are final.
9. The first, second and third placers shall be awarded with cash prize and trophy on the next GEB. All contestants will receive a certificate of participation on the awarding ceremony.
10. Winning entries shall be published in the official blog of CBIT at http://cuteboysintown.blogspot.com