• 2009 Contest Info New theme: same great prizes, more partnerships, increased distribution opportunities.

• Rules, Formats, Judging What you need to know: The Official Rules. Also take a llok at the Judging Rubric.

• Entering Info on entering the contest and a downloadable entry form to fill out and send back.

• C2C '08 Showcase Stories Our high school students once again astounded us with the strength of their voice and insight of their view.

• C2C '07 Showcase Stories We continue into our 5th year. With over 100 entries, we stand in awe of our student storytellers.

• C2C '06 Showcase Stories Yet another year of amazing stories from our local high school students.

• C2C '05 Showcase Stories View these authentic, beautiful, creative stories from Bay Area high school students.

• C2C '04 Showcase Stories See the best. Ask yourself what makes these stories so compelling.

Entering

Contest Rules and Entry Form

What? Join us in exploring our connections to the natural world by creating your own digital story. This year's contest theme: Public Lands, Public Voices: My Place in Outdoor Space Download the complete Entry Form C2CEntry09v2.doc (MSWord) DSContestEntry09.pdf (PDF) Who? The Public Lands, Public Voices Digital Storytelling Contest is open to California middle and high school students, grades 6-12. Non-English dialog must be translated with subtitles. Entrants related to employees of KQED are not eligible. Stories must be postmarked no later than September 08, 2009. Submit by mail to: KQED - Ed/Net Public Lands, Public Voices Contest 2601 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA 94110-1426 Attn: Leslie Rule, Center for Digital Media Digital Stories entries must be submitted on CD-ROM, or DVD. Be sure to specify file format. PLEASE OUTPUT YOUR STORY AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY/RESOLUTION. For more info on preferred output specifications, please email