[nfbmi-talk] Fw: National Federation of the Blind 2012 writing contest for youth and adults

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Tue Dec 13 20:18:16 UTC 2011


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From: Turney, Susan (LARA) 
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Subject: National Federation of the Blind 2012 writing contest for youth and adults


Pasted below and attached is information from the National Federation of the Blind on the 2012 NFB Writing Contest for youth and adults.  Please distribute this information to others you know who may be interested.



Thank you.



Susan Turney

Communications & Outreach Coordinator, Michigan Commission for the Blind

Michigan Department Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 

desk:  517-241-8631; cell: 517-243-3858; fax:  517-335-5140

MCB toll-free: 1-800-292-4200

201 N. Washington Square, Second Floor, 

P.O. Box 30652; Lansing, MI 48909

www.michigan.gov/mcb



2012 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. 



Submissions are free.



Adult contests, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and stories for children are open to all entrants eighteen years and over. 



The Youth Writing Contest, poetry and fiction, is for school age children. It is 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 Dallas, Texas, the first week of July, 2012. 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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