IGIST Luminary Challenge
The IGIST Luminary Competition is meant to encourage the creative energy of students across the country and fans across the world. You can participate through your classroom or as an individual. Details on how to participate, submission deadlines, and how to win the $1000 prize are below.
All submissions are due by 11:59 PM on November 22, 2019. Winners announced December 9, 2019
Fan Fiction
Submit a short story (up to 2500 words) inspired by the IGIST Universe and characters
-Classroom submission: email submissions to contact@igist.com
-Individual submission: post your story on wattpad.com with the tag 'IGIST'
-The author of the winning story will receive $1000. If the story is submitted through a classroom, they will receive a matching $1000 gift certificate to Walmart or Amazon
Fan Art
-Submit an image or video inspired by the IGIST Universe and characters
-Classroom submission: email submissions to contact@igist.com
-Individual submission: post your image/video on Instagram with @igistuniverse tagged in the image and '#fanart' in the description
-We will post 9 finalist entries on our Instagram and the one that receives the most votes will be the winner
-The artist of the winning story will receive $1000. If it is submitted through a classroom, they will receive a matching $1000 gift certificate to Walmart or Amazon
STEM Challenge
-Submit a video or image of a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics project that is inspired by the IGIST Universe with a write up of the project and how it relates to the story. Examples: a model of the IGIST space station, an egg-drop contraption as a proof-of-concept for a landing craft
-Classroom submission: email submissions to contact@igist.com
-The creator(s) of the winning project will receive $1000 and the classroom will receive a matching $1000 gift certificate to Walmart or Amazon
All submissions should be created with proper adult supervision and safety precautions. IGIST Studios, LLC retains the right to determine valid submissions, choose contest winners, and change the terms of the competition at any time. All submissions are part of the public domain, and as such IGIST Studios, LLC retains the right to distribute and post submissions publicly. Do not put any private information or visually identifiable images of minors in submissions. There is no purchase necessary to participate or win this competition.