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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dandrews@visi.com
href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com">David Andrews</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 02, 2012 12:01 PM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Nfbnet-members-list] 2012 NFB Writing
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name=OLE_LINK5></A>2012 NFB Writing Contest<BR> <BR>The annual youth and
adult writing contests sponsored by the Writers’ Division of the NFB opened up
for submissions on January 1st and will close April 1st. <BR> <BR><A
name=OLE_LINK7></A>Adult contests, <A name=OLE_LINK6></A>poetry, fiction,
non-fiction, and stories for youth are open to all entrants eighteen years and
over. <BR> <BR>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.
<BR> <BR>Prizes for contest winners range up to $100 for adult categories
and up to $30 for youth categories. <BR> <BR>All contest winners will be
announced at the Writers’ Division business meeting during the NFB national
convention to be held in Dallas, Texas, the first week of July, 2012. In
addition, shortly after convention, a list of winners will appear on the
Writers’ Division Website, <A
href="http://www.nfb-writers-division.">www.nfb-writers-division.</A> net First,
second, and third place winners in each category will be considered for
publication in the Writers’ Division magazine, “Slate &
Style.”<BR> <BR>For additional contest details and submission guidelines,
go to the Writers’ Division Website, <A
href="http://www.nfb-writers-division.net">www.nfb-writers-division.net</A> <BR>
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