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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Andrews and Long White Cane Harry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:dandrews@visi.com">dandrews@visi.com</a> or <a href="mailto:david.andrews@nfbnet.org">david.andrews@nfbnet.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Twitter: @dandrews920<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Eve Sanchez [mailto:thirdeyeonlyinaz@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 01, 2016 4:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> David Andrews<br><b>Subject:</b> To All Federationists from the Writers' Division<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To All Members,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>After more than a year of promptly delivering your Slate and Style straight to you, life got in the way. We are nine days late to be exact, but it is finally here for you to enjoy. In this issue you will find the first installment of the winners of the annual writing contest as well as a few other editions. It is small, but should be a fun read. The last thing in S&S is the submission guidelines. We would especially like you to read these and send us your work for an upcoming issue.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Another thing you will find here is the revised guidelines for the 2017 contest so that you could start writing. Hopefully your name could be listed among the winners next year.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We will try to not let this late issue be the start of a trend, but for now... Happy reading.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Eve Sanchez <br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Editor, Tapestry, a publication of TAWN<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"Some who are sighted, are the most blind of all." <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>