[Nfbn-announce] 2012 NFB Writers' division Annual youth and Adult Writing contests

[Amy Buresh]

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. 
 
Adult contests, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and stories for youth are open
to all entrants eighteen years and over. 
 
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. 
 
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 
 
 
Robert Leslie Newman
President, Omaha Chapter NFB
President, NFB Writers' Division
Division Website
http://www.nfb-writers-division.net
Chair, Newsletter Publication committee
Personal Website-
http://www.thoughtprovoker.info <http://www.thoughtprovoker.info/> 
 

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