[NFBOH-Cleveland] The National federation of the Blind: Writer's Division Contest Guidelines

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On Monday, March 12, 2018, 10:41 AM, Cheryl Fields via NFBOH-Cleveland <nfboh-cleveland at nfbnet.org> wrote:

The Writers's Division is pround to announce its 2018 Writers' contest
guidelines. Please distribute to all lists. Thanks a bunch!
Shelley Alongi, NFB Writers' Division First Vice President

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Announcing the National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division 2018
contest guidelines

The annual youth and adult writing contests sponsored by the NFB
Writers’ Division will open February  1st and close April 30th for
all aspiring writers whether blind, sighted or visually impaired.

Adult contest categories are: short Fiction and poetry.

Youth contest categories are: Short fiction and poetry. The youth
contest is divided into three groups, determined by grade level ­
elementary, mmiddle, and high school.

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

PRIZES
*Youth contest winners will receive cash and prizes up to $30 for 1st
place, $20 for 2nd place, and $10 for 3rd place.
*Adult contest winners will receive cash and prizes up to $75 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 Perkins Braille writer, and there are no
exceptions.
*Submissions must be Brailled by the entrant.
*All submissions, no matter your grade level, must be in contracted
Braille. Let us know if you “know† or are “learningâ€
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: Myrna
Badgerow, at KajunCutie926 at aol.com
*Send your hardcopy Braille and cover letter to:
Chelsea Cook
1608 cottonwood Drive apt 10
Louisville, CO 80027
COVER LETTER
Entries must be accompanied by a cover letter containing the follwing
information for each entrant:
*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.
*List your school and grade level.


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
*We will consider only unpublished original entries.
*Youth short fiction stories submissions cannot be more than 1,000
words, and poetry of no more than 50 lines.
*Authors of either poetry 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 for spelling and grammatical errors. 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. One need
not be blind to enter.
*We will consider only unpublished original entries.
*Fiction short stories can be of any main stream genre, 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 and  fiction as attachments
to an E-mail message.
*The attachments must be in either Microsoft Word (doc) or Rich Text
Format (rtf).
*Fiction should be written in a normal prose style, with paragraphs
being left justified, lines being single spaced, and having a 14 point
font of Aerial, regular.
* Be sure to double check your work for spelling and grammatical errors
*No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

COVER LETTER
Along with your entry or entries, include a cover letter providing the
following information:
*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 is $15.00 for members and $20.00 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 $15.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members.

PAYMENT
*You may use PayPal from the Writers’ Division website, 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 Myrna Badgerow at: KajunCutie926 at aol.com
****We look forward to seeing your words. ****


Shelley, Queen of bells out!
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