2) Choose a subject -- one currently taught in classrooms -- and a story or novel that might help illustrate the topic for students. (If you aren't a teacher, talking to one may help!) For the 2000 2001 contest, some emphasis will be given to sites that link stories to a specific, already-existing, secondary school science or history curriculum, though exceptional sites dealing with other classroom subjects are also welcome. This decision was made in order to encourage contestants to think about actual courses, instead of just creating fan sites about their favorite books.
3) Find out if the story or novel that you want to use is widely available
[*]. Stories that are hard to find or out-of-print are less useful, unless
they are in the public domain and can be posted directly on your site.
Remember, stories that are still copyright-protected may only be posted
on the Internet with the owner's permission! Be sure and explain
availability on your contest web site.
4) Create your contest web site! Remember that the most important
"customers" will be teachers, though it is also a good idea to enable direct
access by students to all or part of the site. Try to design the site for
maximum applicability to a curriculum being used today, from elementary
school to college courses.
5) Submit your entry via the nominations page. Please note: there are no provisions for entries to be made by regular mail. This is a contest for the next millennium. The URLs of all acceptable entries will be posted on the contest web site at the committee's discretion. Our aim is to create a master site where teachers can browse for help on any subject!
6) Entries will be judged according to values such as vividness, accuracy, age-appropriateness and usefulness to a classroom teacher struggling out there on the front lines, trying to convey difficult subjects to modern students. Some advantage will be given to sites using stories or novels that can be acquired easily by both instructors and their pupils. (See "hints and suggestions.")
7) Submission deadline is July 15, 2001. We hope to notify winners by August 2001, and to award prizes at the World Science Fiction Convention, held in Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend. (See: http://www.netaxs.com/~phil2001) If the contest goes well, we hope to continue holding it in future years.
That's it. Have fun and good luck!