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.
Handbooks will be updated for 2022-2023
General Academics
Accounting Handbook
Computer Applications Handbook
Current Issues & Events Handbook
Literary Criticism Handbook
Ready Writing Handbook
Social Studies Handbook
Spelling & Vocabulary Handbook
STEM
Calculator Applications Handbook
Computer Science Handbook
Mathematics Handbook
Number Sense Handbook
Science Handbook
Robotics Handbook 2022-2023
RECF-VEX Pilot Supplement coming soon
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
2022-2023 New Coach Manual
2022-2023 Congress Handbook
2022-2023 CX Debate Handbook
2022-2023 Informative & Persuasive Speaking Handbook
2022-2023 Lincoln-Douglas Debate Handbook
2022-2023 Prose & Poetry Handbook
A+ Academics
A+ Handbook
If you are your campus coordinator in grades 2-8 and have not yet registered,
please do so here. This is an annual submission.
Manuals for High School
2022-2023 Academic Coordinator's Manual
2022-23 District Academic Meet Director's Manual
2022-2023 Regional Academic Meet Director's Manual
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.