[Nfbc-info] National Federation of the blind Writers Division contest guidelines please distribute

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Sun Feb 11 18:01:35 UTC 2018


The Writers's Division is proud to announce its
2018 Writers' contest guidelines. Please
distribute to all lists. Thanks a bunch!
Shelley Alongi, NFB Writers' Division First Vice President

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Announcing the National Federation of the Blind
Writers' Division 2018 contest guidelines

The annual youth and adult writing contests
sponsored by the NFB Writers’ Division will
open February  1st and close April 30th for all
aspiring writers whether blind, sighted or visually impaired.

Adult contest categories are: short Fiction and poetry.

Youth contest categories are: Short fiction and
poetry. The youth contest is divided into three
groups, determined by grade level ­ elementary, mmiddle, and high school.

As always, in both adult and youth contests,
there may be up to three prize winners (1st, 2nd,
3rd), and one or more receiving honorable
mention. Additionally, a prize winning entry may
be published within the Writers’ Division’s magazine, Slate & Style.
All contest winners will be announced during the
first week of July, at the Writers' Division
business meeting, during the NFB national
convention to be held in Orlando, Florida.

PRIZES
*Youth contest winners will receive cash and
prizes up to $30 for 1st place, $20 for 2nd place, and $10 for 3rd place.
*Adult contest winners will receive cash and
prizes up to $75 for 1st place, $50 for 2nd place, and $25 for 3rd place.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

YOUTH CONTESTS
*This is a contest for students who use Braille.
*Note: if you are 18 years old, or older, you must enter the adult contest.
*Entries must be submitted in hand embossed
Braille, either with a slate and stylus or
Perkins Braille writer, and there are no exceptions.
*Submissions must be Brailled by the entrant.
*All submissions, no matter your grade level,
must be in contracted Braille. Let us know if you
“know” or are “learning” contracted
Braille. Additionally, let us know if you have chosen to use UEB, or not.
*Each entrant must provide an identical
electronic copy of the cover letter and contest
entry as a Microsoft Word file [doc] or as a Rich Text Format [rtf] file).
*Attach the electronic copies to an email and
send them to: Myrna Badgerow, at KajunCutie926 at aol.com
*Send your hardcopy Braille and cover letter to:
Chelsea Cook
1608 cottonwood Drive apt 10
Louisville, CO 80027
COVER LETTER
Entries must be accompanied by a cover letter
containing the follwing information for each entrant:
*Your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
*List the titles of all submissions, including
the category in which they are being entered.
*List your school and grade level.


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
*We will consider only unpublished original entries.
*Youth short fiction stories submissions cannot
be more than 1,000 words, and poetry of no more than 50 lines.
*Authors of either poetry or fiction are encouraged to submit multiple
pieces.

Youth ENTRY FEES ­ None
Are you the best Brailler in the contest? Be sure
to double check your work for spelling and
grammatical errors. Remember to use Braille paper
so the Braille is easy to read. Good luck!

ADULT CONTEST
*Note: this contest is for everyone 18 years old,
or older. One need not be blind to enter.
*We will consider only unpublished original entries.
*Fiction short stories can be of any main stream
genre, and cannot exceed 3,000 words.
*Poetry: We will accept poetry of any length
*Authors of either poetry and/or prose are
encouraged to submit multiple pieces.
*Adults are required to submit all poetry
and  fiction as attachments to an E-mail message.
*The attachments must be in either Microsoft Word
(doc) or Rich Text Format (rtf).
*Fiction should be written in a normal prose
style, with paragraphs being left justified,
lines being single spaced, and having a 14 point font of Aerial, regular.
* Be sure to double check your work for spelling and grammatical errors
*No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

COVER LETTER
Along with your entry or entries, include a cover
letter providing the following information:
*Your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
*List the titles of all submissions, including
the category in which they are being entered.
*State your method of payment for the entry fee (check or PayPal).
*Finally, the cover letter could be your e-mail
message, or a separate document attached along with your submissions.

CONTEST ENTRY FEES PAYMENT AND METHODS
Adult Fees:
*The fee for each short story is $15.00 for members and $20.00 for
non-members.
*The base fee for poetry will cover up to three
poems, if the combined line-count of all three
pieces does not exceed 108 lines - additional
poems require a second fee, following the same
fee payment scheme. Base fees are $15.00 for
members and $20.00 for non-members.

PAYMENT
*You may use PayPal from the Writers’ Division
website, http://writers.nfb.org
*Alternatively, you may mail a check made out to
NFB Writers’ Division, with a note in the memo
line relating to the contest. Send to:

Shawn Jacobson
19541 Olney Mill Rd.
Olney, MD 20832.

*E-mail submissions should be sent to Myrna Badgerow at:
KajunCutie926 at aol.com
****We look forward to seeing your words. ****


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