Say It In 6 is a competition hosted by UAB Graduate School that challenges you to tell your story in a creative and succinct way. Based on Smith Magazine’s “Six-Word Memoirs®” concept, Say It In 6 invites you to use only six words and a visual aid to tell a story – about your studies, your UAB experience, or your life. The possibilities are endless!

Competitors should submit their six-word entry with accompanying visual aid online. See winning entries from previous years.

This year, the Graduate School is also inviting faculty and staff to participate in Say it in 6. There will be two divisions – one for students and one for faculty/staff.

Two finalists from each division will be selected from our panel of judges, and three students will win cash prizes: 1st place, $1000; 2nd place, $750; People’s Choice, $500. The three winners from the faculty/staff division will receive gift baskets.

Rules

Competitors should submit their six-word story with accompanying visual aid online by the submission deadline. Each individual may submit only one entry. The word portion of your submission should be exactly six words – no more and no fewer.

Both the six-word statement and visual aid must be original. Visual aids may be your own photography or artwork, or you may use a photo of yourself with permission of the photographer. Do not submit stock photos or clipart. If you create non-digital art, you may include a digital print or a high quality photo of your work in your online submission. Finalists’ art will be printed by the Graduate School on 16-inch-by-20-inch paper for display. 

Here are a few other guidelines:

• Each word counts as one word, even if two or more are hyphenated. For example, well-known would be considered two words, not one.
• Contractions count as one word. 
• If using hashtags, each word in the hashtag is considered one word. For example, #lovingmylife would be considered 3 words (loving, my and life).
• You may include your six words in your image, but it is not required. However, you can NOT add additional words to your image. For example, if your 6 words are “Always loving life and living big” then those are the only words that should be part of your submission. If there is additional wording as part of your original image (billboard signs, passport photo, etc.) that is allowed.
• No photo collages. You are allowed one image only. .

If you violate any of these guidelines, you will be disqualified without notification. If you have questions concerning your submission, please email kimeaton@uab.edu. 

All entries should comply with the UAB Enterprise Code of Conduct, Student Conduct Code, and other applicable University policies. See the UAB Policies & Procedures Library for more information. Entries that are found to not be the original work of the entrant will also be disqualified.

Questions?

Please contact Kim Eaton at kimeaton@uab.edu with any questions you may have.