Handbooks & Manuals for Academic Contests
CONTEST HANDBOOKS & MANUALS
The UIL publishes manuals and handbooks as free downloads to provide guidelines for each UIL academic contest. Handbooks are intended for contestants, coaches and contest directors. All participants should be familiar with the contents. Most are updated every year or substantially revised every few years as needed.
Check back August 2024 for possible revisions or additions to handbooks/manuals.
General Academics
Accounting Handbook 2024-25 coming August 2024
Current Issues & Events Handbook 2024-25
Literary Criticism Handbook 2024-25
Ready Writing Handbook 2024-25
Social Studies Handbook 2024-25
Spelling & Vocabulary Handbook 2024-25
STEM
Calculator Applications Handbook 2024-25
Computer Science Handbook 2024-25
Mathematics Handbook 2024-25
Number Sense Handbook 2024-25
Science Handbook 2024-25
Robotics Handbook: Coming August 2024
Theatre & Film
Handbook for One-Act Play 26th Edition (amended)
Young Filmmakers Guide 2019-20, addendum coming soon
4th ed. Handbook for A+ OAP Junior High Contests
Journalism
Speech & Debate
2024-2025 New Coach Manual (print version)
2024-2025 New Coach Manual (interactive version)
2023-2024 Congress Handbook (print version) 12/21 update
2023-2024 Congress Handbook (interactive version) 12/21 update
2023-2024 CX Debate Handbook (print version)
2023-2024 Informative & Persuasive Speaking Handbook (print version)
2023-2024 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Handbook (print version)
2023-2024 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Handbook (interactive version)
2023-2024 Prose & Poetry Handbook (print version)
Manuals for High School
Check back August 2024 for possible revisions or additions to handbooks/manuals.
Academic Coordinator's Manual 2024-25
2023-24 District Academic Meet Director's Manual
2023-2024 Regional Academic Meet Director's Manual
District Entries in Team Events - Six Entry Option Clarification Updated 9/2023
High School Academics
If you are your campus high school academic coordinator and have not yet registered, please do so here. This is an annual submission.
A+ Academics
If you are your campus coordinator in grades 2-8 and have not yet registered, please do so here. This is an annual submission. A link to the handbook will be sent to you after your registration is confirmed.