While traveling in the Unknown Sector the fleet has been out of communications range, but a brief moment in range has caused a major dump of mail traffic in the servers! Letters from our various home worlds have started to pour in. Write a brief letter you might get from someone at home while away fighting the rebels.

Word Count - Minimum - 200, Maximum 500
Limit 3 submissions per pilot(Top submission will be counted for placement)
Please email submissions to CPT JetMech at ehtcjetmech@gmail.com

Scoring Rubric

Idea

• 4 points: Idea presented is unique and interesting, provides some background to the character's home life.
• 3 points: Idea presented may be more common. Ties in with character's home life and provides some interesting details.
• 2 points: Idea presented lacks creativity. Provides little or no details about character's background and association with Pilot.
• 1 point: Idea lacks clarity, provides no details as to relationship to Pilot.

Grammar/Spelling

• 4 points: Contains few if any errors, making it easy to read and understand
• 3 points: Contains some errors, does not detract from the clarity of the writing
• 2 points: Contains frequent errors in spelling and grammar that detract from the writing.
• 1 point: Contains many errors, making the piece unreadable.

Tone

• 4 points: Piece feels like someone writing a letter and is written from the point of view of someone close to the Pilot.
• 3 points: Piece has some letter-like qualities, but falls short of making a good connection between "author" and the Pilot.
• 2 points: Piece misses the mark on feeling like a letter, formatting is more akin to another piece of writing.
• 1 point: Piece has no author, or isn't told from the first person. Lacks any structural elements that make this seem like a letter.

1st Place - IS-SR
2nd Place - IS-BR
Submits at least one entry - IS-CR