Interpretive Events Resources

Logistics

Participants competing in an Interpretive Event (Duo, Prose, or Poetry) must use pieces that fit AT LEAST ONE of the following requirements:

A work or works with an ISBN, ASIN, or ISSN! These are special numbers that show that a work has been published commercially. You can find these numbers listed on the Amazon page for a book, or on WorldCat.
Verifiable proof that the author has given permission for the student to perform the work. The student must have email, Twitter, or other verifiable information from author. Please bring a printout of the letter or be prepared to show the email electronically at the tournament.

Announcement

Dear speech competitors,

BEST Foundation’s Speech Department has gathered a list of hyperlinks where you can explore thousands of poems, fiction and non-fiction texts, and play scripts approved for performance at our tournaments’ interpretation events. For your convenience, we’ve organized the links by category within this document. Each category has its own tab, with resources listed alphabetically for easy reference. We truly hope that this database will make script selection less stressful and more accessible as you prepare your performances.

Our database hasn’t yet developed to its full potential, and we know that the best way to expand a project is through collective effort. To keep this database dynamic, we will give you – the BEST community – the opportunity to send us your favourite websites for scripts to add to this document. Afterall, nothing good should be left unshared. If you, at any point in time, find an online literature space with published pieces that could be of use for a fellow BESTie, don’t think twice before submitting it to our website suggestion form, which is linked here and within the final tab of this document.

This database is intended to serve as a resource for BEST coaches and participants throughout the academic year. Please note that it is not an exhaustive list of materials that can be used for competition. BEST competitors may select any published material that aligns with the rules and requirements of their chosen category. Coaches and participants are ultimately responsible for selecting pieces that comply with category guidelines and licensing requirements.

Thank you for all of the efforts you put into preparation for competition in the art of public speaking. Your creative, analytical and oratorical skills will serve you for the rest of your life and it is our goal to help you improve them to their maximum capacity. We wish you the best of luck at all the tournaments ahead.

Interpretive Events Resources

Logistics

Announcement

Interpretative Scripts Database:

Prose:

Poetry:

Duo: