[Nfb-editors] NFB- 2009 Writing Contest for Youth and Adults
Robert Newman
newmanrl at cox.net
Wed Dec 10 07:18:35 UTC 2008
NFB Writers' Division Writing contests For Both Youth And Adults
The National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division wishes to
announce our annual writing contests. The opening date for
submissions in both the contests for youth and for adults is January
1st, with the closing on (Post Marked) April 1st. See all requirements below:
Youth Writing Contest
The NFB Writers' Division is hosting a Youth Writing Contest to
promote Braille literacy and excellence in creative writing. Entries
will be judged on creativity and quality of Braille. We are looking
for creative writing, in the form of fiction and poetry. There is no
charge for entering.
This is a contest for students who use Braille. Entries must Be
submitted in hand embossed Braille, either on a slate and stylus or
on a Braille writer. No computer Braille entries will be considered.
Submissions must be Brailled by the entrant. Elementary students
(K-5) may submit contracted Braille, uncontracted Braille, or an
acceptable combination of the two. Students in higher grades will be
expected to submit stories or poetry in contracted Braille.
There are six categories, as follows: Elementary Fiction; Elementary
Poetry; Middle School Fiction; Middle School Poetry; High School
Fiction; High School Poetry. Elementary is K-5. Middle School is 6-8.
High School is 9-12.
The contest begins January first, and ends, postmarked date April
first. There will be three cash prizes for each of the six
categories. First prize per contest is $25. Second prize is $15 and
third prize is $5. Submissions for fiction may not exceed one
thousand words. Poetry may not exceed twenty lines. Authors may
submit multiple entries and all work must be original and unpublished.
Each entrant must provide an identical print copy for possible publication.
Entries must be accompanied by a cover sheet containing entrant's
information: Name, address, phone, email, title of the entry, school
and grade of entrant. Winners will be announced at our division
meeting during the July 2009 NFB National convention held in Detroit, Michigan.
Send to Fred Wurtzel, 1212 N Foster, Lansing Michigan, 48912.
Adult Writing Contest
The NFB Writers' Division's writing contest of fiction short stories
and poetry for adults will be open for submissions starting January
1st, closing Post Marked April 1st. Top prize for each contest is
$100, second $50, and third $25. Winners will be announced at our
division meeting during the July 2009 NFB National convention held in
Detroit, Michigan.
Fiction: short stories can be up to 3,000 words and can be of any
genre. All work must be original and previously unpublished. If you
wish to submit- You are required to send a cover sheet with title of
all entries, name, address, phone and email (if available). A second
requirement , is please have your documents double spaced and if you
are sending it hardcopy, it cannot be handwritten. The cost for
submission of a single story is $5.00. You can send either a check or
money order made out to the NFB Writers' Division.
You have two choices for submission: First is the traditional method
of sending hardcopy and check, and if you do so, send it to Tom
Stevens address- 1203 S. Fairview Road, Columbia MO 65203. The second
method is to email your writing and cover letter to
<mailto:cthls at earthlink.net>cthls at earthlink.net And for payment for
electronic submissions check our web site and see if we have PayPal
by then URL
<http://www.nfb-writers-division.org>http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
Or, if you need to snail-mail the check, use Tom's address in choice one.
Poetry: Entrants are invited to submit original poetry of up to 36
lines. If you wish to submit- You are required to send a cover sheet
with title of all entries, name, address, phone and email (if
available). A second requirement , is please have your documents
double spaced and if you are sending it hardcopy, it cannot be
handwritten. The cost is $5.00 for up to 3 poems and you can send
either a check or money order made out to the NFB Writers' Division.
You have two choices for submission: First is the traditional method
of sending hardcopy and check, and if you do so, send it to Lori
Stayer, 2704 Beach Drive, Merrick NY 11566.
The second method is to email your writing and cover letter to
<mailto:LoriStay at aol.com>LoriStay at aol.com And for payment for
electronic submissions check our web site and see if we have PayPal
by then URL
<http://www.nfb-writers-division.org>http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
Or, if you need to snail-mail the check, use Lori's address in choice one.
President NFB Writers' Division
Robert Leslie Newman
Email- newmanrl at cox.net
Division Website-
<Http://www.nfb-writers-division.org>Http://www.nfb-writers-division.org
Robert Leslie Newman
Email- newmanrl at cox.net
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