- Fifty percent of the narrative must be in dialogue.
- No violence.
- The setting must be recognizably Lowrey.
- Skip lines.
- Must be handwritten in black or dark-blue ink.
- The length: a page-and-a-half to two pages. No narratives over four pages.
- You must be a character in the story.
- Deadline of February 17, 2017, for the first draft. Ten percent deduction after the deadline.
- You are encouraged to revise multiple times.