WRiting Contest #3 - Story script

From folk tales told around a campfire to weekend adventures recounted to friends in school halls, oral stories are one of the most powerful ways we share information–and entertain each other too! For BASA’s story script contest, we invite students to write a story that is meant to be told out loud (not just read silently). The story could be a fictional tale, a retelling of a folk tale, or a personal story. Whether breathing new life into a classic story or capturing a key event from your own life, oral stories help us hold on to tales worth telling.

Successful oral stories use…

• A clear structure (beginning, middle, end)

• Character, Goal, Obstacles, and Solution

• Repetition of key words, phrases, and events (especially the rule of 3!)

• Audience engagement (rhetorical questions or use of chants and rhymes for the audience to join in)

• Stage directions to show important gestures or sound effects

How to participate

Length:

• You should be able to perform your script in less than 2 minutes.

Deadline:

• Thursday, January 29, 2026

Submission:

• Send your writing to your BASA teacher to submit on your behalf

Contest Winners!

Primary Category

First Place: Malvina Wan
Second Place: Victoria Ren 
Third Place: Cadence Liang
Honorable Mention: Jacob Wei and Caleb Wang

Junior Category

First Place: Roris Wang
Second Place: Edward Gootman
Third Place: Jasper Wang
Honorable Mention: Aidan Karim Ali

Intermediate Category

First Place: Isaiah Popatia
Second Place: Serena Zhu
Third Place: Warren Liu
Honorable Mention: Lucas Sun and Danica Lo

Senior Category

First Place: Cadence Siu
Second Place: Alex Liao
Third Place: Aariv Khanna
Honorable Mention: Cayden Du and Alan Chen

Laureate Category

First Place: James Zhang 
Second Place: Doyoung Lee
Third Place: Aiden Tang
Honorable Mention: Jon Yin