COMPETITION DETAILS
- Your story should be between 500 and 2,000 words,
- be based on real events (i.e. not a work of fiction) and
- the subject matter should have some association with the geographic area serviced by Oklahoma Blood Institute/ Arkansas Blood Institute/ Texas Blood Institute (OBI/ABI/TBI).
We encourage using pictures and/or video to help illustrate your story. You can edit a submitted entry at any time up to the moment it is approved by our moderators. Once approved, your entry may be published for others to read and enjoy. You may submit multiple stories until the deadline.
A panel of judges from Global Blood Fund (GBF) and OBI/ABI/TBI will award a first, second and third prize of $1,000, $500 and $300.
JUDGES WILL ASSESS STORIES BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Originality. The content has not been previously published.
Emotional engagement. Entries that are more “technical” in nature will be considered to have less merit than those that explore the human and personal impact of blood donation and transfusion.
Illustrative of industry challenges. As the aim of the competition is to highlight the affects blood donation or transfusion has had upon a donors life situation that has changed their view on donating, either through direct contact of the life event or second hand experience entries.
Substantial Themes. Entries that deal with bigger themes will be preferred to those than focus on inconsequential issues
Include photographic support. Entries supported by photographs or other visual elements will be preferred to those that are not. Those entries where the visual component directly supports the narrative will be considered of greater merit than those where the relationship is more tangential.
Effort/word count. Merit shall be given to entries where there is evidence of content being well thought-through and well crafted. Longer entries will be preferred to shorter, providing that other quality considerations are met
Potential impact on industry/public awareness and attitudes. Winning entries will be used to raise awareness of issues relating to blood collection and transfusion to increase support for development programs. Where the above criterion fails to produce a clear ranking, the entries being compared should be subject to the question: “which is most likely to engage stakeholders and/or change behaviors”. The entry most likely to achieve this will be preferred.
This story competition begins February 15, 2016 and will close midnight March 25th, 2016. Winners will be notified in early April 2016, with winning entries announced and published on this site.
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