Mississippi State Cowbell Classic

2026 — Starkville, MS/US

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Prose Interpretation

Event Description:

PROSE INTERPRETATION (VARSITY AND NOVICE DIVISIONS)

• The selection shall require no more than ten minutes. There is a 30-second grace period. Students who exceed the time limit by more than 30 seconds should not be given first place in the panel. There is no official time limit.

• Prose includes fiction (short stories, novels) and non-fiction (articles, essays, journals, and biographies).

• A manuscript is required. The use of the manuscript as a prop is allowed.

• The selection must come from a single published source. The original source of the piece must be present and a digital copy of the cutting should be available at the tournament for verification purposes.

• The performer should remain in one place with motion limited to the waist up.