[Nfb-or] Fw: [Chapter-presidents] 2013 NFB Writers' Division Writing Contest forYouth & Adults

[Jerry Hathaway]

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forYouth & Adults


> 2013 NFB Writing Contest
>
> The annual youth and adult writing contests sponsored by the Writers'
> Division of the NFB will open January 1st and will close April 1st.
>
> Adult contests, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and stories for youth are 
> open
> to all entrants eighteen years and over.
>
> The Youth Writing Contest, poetry and fiction, are to promote Braille
> literacy and excellence in creative writing. Entries will be judged on
> creativity and quality of Braille. The age groups for these authors is
> divided into grade levels: Elementary, Middle and High School.
>
> Prizes for contest winners range up to $100 for adult categories and up to
> $30 for youth categories.
>
> All contest winners will be announced at the Writers' Division business
> meeting during the NFB national convention to be held in Orlando, Florida,
> the first week of July, 2013. In addition, shortly after convention, a 
> list
> of winners will appear on the Writers' Division Website,
> www.nfb-writers-division.net First, second, and third place winners in 
> each
> category will be considered for publication in the Writers' Division
> magazine, "Slate & Style."
>
> For additional contest details and submission guidelines, go to the 
> Writers'
> Division Website, www.nfb-writers-division.net
>
>
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