Welcome to the Blyton Invitational!

The Kentucky High School Speech League would like to invite you to the Blyton Speech Invitational for NOVICES (grades 4-12).

This tournament is managed by the Kentucky High School Speech League (Steve Meadows, Executive Director) and open to students worldwide.
Contests will be offered for all NOVICE (first year in their Division) competitors in grades 4-12.

• Novice for middle schoolers means any student in grades 4-8 in Speech contests (forensics events) for the first year.
• For high school, any 9th grader is considered a Novice to the Senior division as well as any student competing in Speech contests (forensics events) for the first year.
• No experienced students may compete in this meet, even if they only went to one forensics tournament last year (unless they are 9th graders new to Senior Division).

In years past, this tournament has been open to Kentucky students only. Again this year, we are opening up the contest worldwide, BUT we will name a Kentucky champion in each event. So if an out-of-stater wins an event, there will be two Champions for the event -- the Kentucky Champion and the Event Champion. If a Kentucky kid wins the event, there will be one Champion.

Three entries total will be recognized with medals in each event as Champions or Finalists. Students will receive medals or enamel pins; all will bear Blyton’s likeness.

See the tournament schedule below. All other information is listed in the Tournament Invitation posted on this page. May the words be with you!

Schedule for Blyton Invitational

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October 6

Tabroom site opens for registration

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December 15

3 PM Eastern Extemp, Impromptu, and Improv Duo topics posted.

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December 17

8 PM Eastern Deadline for video uploads Registration closes.

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December 18

12 PM Eastern

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December 21

12 PM Eastern

Judging Judging Judging

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December 22

5 PM Eastern Awards video goes live on YouTube