League Policies
Comics, graphic novels, stand-up comedy acts, and strings of jokes have been removed as prohibited literature selections. All literature selections are still required to meet the other definitions for a published literature selection. (Ballots will provide the opportunity for judges to reflect on the literary merit of the selection.)
References (e.g., title and author) will be included in the word count for the narrative section. (This rule has been removed to avoid confusion and limit additional rules. The number of words in the title and author is not sufficient for an additional rule.)
Limited dancing rule removed. (Ballots will provide the opportunity for judges to determine the effectiveness of the delivery.)
Sound effects rule removed. (Sound effects are not prohibited, but ballots will provide the opportunity for judges to determine the effectiveness of the delivery.)