[Nfbf-l] NFB- 2009 Writing Contest for Youth and Adults

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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 c
ontests for youth and for adults is January 1st, with the  closing on (Post 
Marked) April 1st. See all requirements  below:

Youth Writing  ContestThe 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unpublished.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  ContestThe 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 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 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 
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 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 

 
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