[Nfbofnc] Fw: [Chapter-presidents] Notice of Writers' Division writing contest

Thu Oct 8 22:59:53 UTC 2009

FYI

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From: Robert Newman (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>) 
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org 
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 11:51 PM
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] Notice of Writers' Division writing contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

2010 YOUTH AND ADULT WRITING CONTEST -- WRITERS' DIVISION OF THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND (NFB)

Contact: Robert Leslie Newman, Newmanrl at cox.net 

The annual youth and adult writing contests sponsored by the Writers' Division of the NFB, 2010, are open January 1 to April 1. Adult contests, poetry and fiction, are open to all entrants eighteen years and over. Youth poetry and fiction entries will be divided into three categories: first through sixth grades, seventh and eighth grades, and ninth through twelfth grades. Prizes for contest winners range up to $100 for adult categories and up to $25 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, 2010. In addition to being announced during the business meeting, the winners will appear on the Writers' Division website, www.nfb-writers-division.org, shortly after convention adjournment. First, second, and third place winners in each category will appear in the summer and fall issues of the Writers' Division magazine, "Slate and Style."

For additional contest details and submission guidelines, go to the Writers' Division website, www.nfb-writers-division.org.

Robert Leslie Newman 
Email- newmanrl at cox.net 
THOUGHT PROVOKER Website- 
Http://www.thoughtprovoker.info 

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