[Nfbmt] Writers' Division Annual Writing Contest - Contest Closing April 1st

[Bruce&Joy Breslauer]

Dear Fellow NFB Members

 The 2016 writing contest for youth and adults will close for submissions on
April 1st. Less than a month to get your work into the compitition! 

 

2016 WRITING CONTEST GUIDELINES

 
Adult contests are: short Fiction, non-fiction, stories for youth, and
poetry.

Youth contest are: Short fiction, poetry, and a new category called
Federation History. The youth contest is divided into three groups,
determined by grade level - elementary, middle, and high school. Note, our
new category, Federation History, is unique, different from the fiction and
poetry contest, in respects to the following three points: First, an entry
can be of any style or genre of writing as long as it pertains to the history
of the National Federation of the Blind. Second, all entrants compete
equally, no matter what grade they may be in. Thirdly, the best of this
category will be honored at the National Convention and will be able to read
their piece at one of the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children's functions.

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's business meeting, during the NFB national convention to
be held in Orlando, Florida.

PRIZES 

*Youth contest winners will receive $30 for 1st place, $20 for 2nd place, and
$10 for 3rd place. 

*Adult contest winners will receive $100 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 Braille writer, and there are no exceptions.

*Submissions must be brailed 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- EvaMarie Sanchez
at thirdeyeonlyinaz at gmail.com.

*Send your hardcopy Braille and cover letter to:

EvaMarie Sanchez 
202 E Louisiana apt 2
Ruston, La 71270

COVER LETTER 
Entries must be accompanied by a cover letter containing entrant's
information: Name, address, phone, e-mail, title of the entry, school, and
grade of entrant.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
*We will consider only unpublished original entries.

*Youth short fiction or Federation History stories submissions cannot be more
than 1,000 words, and poetry of no more than 50 lines. 

*Authors of either poetry, Federation History, 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.
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.

*We will consider only unpublished original entries. 

*Fiction short stories can be of any main stream genre, and cannot exceed
3,000 words. 

*Non-fiction entries should be either a memoir or personal essay, and cannot
exceed 3,000 words. 

*Stories for youth are stories with content written at an intellectual level
appropriate for the younger reader, 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, fiction, non-fiction, and stories
for youth as attachments to an E-mail message. 

*The attachments must be in either Microsoft Word (doc) or Rich Text Format
(rtf). 

*Fiction, non-fiction and stories for youth should be written in a normal
prose style, with paragraphs being left justified, lines are single spaced,
and having a 14 point font of Aerial, regular. 

*No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

COVER LETTER 
Along with your entry or entries, include a cover letter providing the
following: 

*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, non-fiction piece, or story for youth is $6.00
for members and $10.00 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
$6.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members.

PAYMENT
*You may use PayPal from the Writers' Division website,
http://writers.nfb.org <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 EvaMarie Sanchez at:
thirdeyeonlyinaz at gmail.com 

****We look forward to seeing your words. ****

If you have questions write EvaMarie Sanchez, Writers' Division President:
thirdeyeonlyinaz at gmail.com 



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