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Thank you so much Cheryl!!! <div><br></div><div>Owen <br><br><br><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">Owen McCafferty, </p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">Social Media Chair</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">NFBOH-Cleveland</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;"> P: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:(440)%20462-9755" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">(440) 462-9755</a></p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">C: <a dir="ltr" href="tel:440%20724-1530" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">440 724-1530</a></p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">A;PO Box 141077</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">Cleveland, Ohio 44114</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">E: ojmccaf1963@yahoo.com</p><p class="yiv2007800818MsoNormal" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 128%;">A: ojmccaf63@gmail.com</p><br><p class="yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size: 15px; color: #715FFA; padding-top: 15px; margin-top: 0">On Monday, March 12, 2018, 10:41 AM, Cheryl Fields via NFBOH-Cleveland <nfboh-cleveland@nfbnet.org> wrote:</p><blockquote class="iosymail"><div dir="ltr">The Writers's Division is pround to announce its 2018 Writers' contest<br></div><div dir="ltr">guidelines. Please distribute to all lists. Thanks a bunch!<br></div><div dir="ltr">Shelley Alongi, NFB Writers' Division First Vice President<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">***<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Announcing the National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division 2018<br></div><div dir="ltr">contest guidelines<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The annual youth and adult writing contests sponsored by the NFB<br></div><div dir="ltr">Writers’ Division will open February 1st and close April 30th for<br></div><div dir="ltr">all aspiring writers whether blind, sighted or visually impaired.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Adult contest categories are: short Fiction and poetry.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Youth contest categories are: Short fiction and poetry. The youth<br></div><div dir="ltr">contest is divided into three groups, determined by grade level <br></div><div dir="ltr">elementary, mmiddle, and high school.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">As always, in both adult and youth contests, there may be up to three<br></div><div dir="ltr">prize winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd), and one or more receiving honorable<br></div><div dir="ltr">mention. Additionally, a prize winning entry may be published within<br></div><div dir="ltr">the Writers’ Division’s magazine, Slate & Style.<br></div><div dir="ltr">All contest winners will be announced during the first week of July,<br></div><div dir="ltr">at the Writers' Division business meeting, during the NFB national<br></div><div dir="ltr">convention to be held in Orlando, Florida.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">PRIZES<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Youth contest winners will receive cash and prizes up to $30 for 1st<br></div><div dir="ltr">place, $20 for 2nd place, and $10 for 3rd place.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Adult contest winners will receive cash and prizes up to $75 for 1st<br></div><div dir="ltr">place, $50 for 2nd place, and $25 for 3rd place.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">YOUTH CONTESTS<br></div><div dir="ltr">*This is a contest for students who use Braille.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Note: if you are 18 years old, or older, you must enter the adult contest.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Entries must be submitted in hand embossed Braille, either with a<br></div><div dir="ltr">slate and stylus or Perkins Braille writer, and there are no<br></div><div dir="ltr">exceptions.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Submissions must be Brailled by the entrant.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*All submissions, no matter your grade level, must be in contracted<br></div><div dir="ltr">Braille. Let us know if you “know†or are “learningâ€<br></div><div dir="ltr">contracted Braille. Additionally, let us know if you have chosen to<br></div><div dir="ltr">use UEB, or not.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Each entrant must provide an identical electronic copy of the cover<br></div><div dir="ltr">letter and contest entry as a Microsoft Word file [doc] or as a Rich<br></div><div dir="ltr">Text Format [rtf] file).<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Attach the electronic copies to an email and send them to: Myrna<br></div><div dir="ltr">Badgerow, at <a ymailto="mailto:KajunCutie926@aol.com" href="mailto:KajunCutie926@aol.com">KajunCutie926@aol.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">*Send your hardcopy Braille and cover letter to:<br></div><div dir="ltr">Chelsea Cook<br></div><div dir="ltr">1608 cottonwood Drive apt 10<br></div><div dir="ltr">Louisville, CO 80027<br></div><div dir="ltr">COVER LETTER<br></div><div dir="ltr">Entries must be accompanied by a cover letter containing the follwing<br></div><div dir="ltr">information for each entrant:<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*List the titles of all submissions, including the category in which<br></div><div dir="ltr">they are being entered.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*List your school and grade level.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">ENTRY REQUIREMENTS<br></div><div dir="ltr">*We will consider only unpublished original entries.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Youth short fiction stories submissions cannot be more than 1,000<br></div><div dir="ltr">words, and poetry of no more than 50 lines.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Authors of either poetry or fiction are encouraged to submit multiple pieces.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Youth ENTRY FEES None<br></div><div dir="ltr">Are you the best Brailler in the contest? Be sure to double check your<br></div><div dir="ltr">work for spelling and grammatical errors. Remember to use Braille<br></div><div dir="ltr">paper so the Braille is easy to read. Good luck!<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">ADULT CONTEST<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Note: this contest is for everyone 18 years old, or older. One need<br></div><div dir="ltr">not be blind to enter.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*We will consider only unpublished original entries.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Fiction short stories can be of any main stream genre, and cannot<br></div><div dir="ltr">exceed 3,000 words.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Poetry: We will accept poetry of any length<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Authors of either poetry and/or prose are encouraged to submit multiple pieces.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Adults are required to submit all poetry and fiction as attachments<br></div><div dir="ltr">to an E-mail message.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*The attachments must be in either Microsoft Word (doc) or Rich Text<br></div><div dir="ltr">Format (rtf).<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Fiction should be written in a normal prose style, with paragraphs<br></div><div dir="ltr">being left justified, lines being single spaced, and having a 14 point<br></div><div dir="ltr">font of Aerial, regular.<br></div><div dir="ltr">* Be sure to double check your work for spelling and grammatical errors<br></div><div dir="ltr">*No hard copy submissions will be accepted.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">COVER LETTER<br></div><div dir="ltr">Along with your entry or entries, include a cover letter providing the<br></div><div dir="ltr">following information:<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*List the titles of all submissions, including the category in which<br></div><div dir="ltr">they are being entered.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*State your method of payment for the entry fee (check or PayPal).<br></div><div dir="ltr">*Finally, the cover letter could be your e-mail message, or a separate<br></div><div dir="ltr">document attached along with your submissions.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">CONTEST ENTRY FEES PAYMENT AND METHODS<br></div><div dir="ltr">Adult Fees:<br></div><div dir="ltr">*The fee for each short story is $15.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members.<br></div><div dir="ltr">*The base fee for poetry will cover up to three poems, if the combined<br></div><div dir="ltr">line-count of all three pieces does not exceed 108 lines - additional<br></div><div dir="ltr">poems require a second fee, following the same fee payment scheme.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Base fees are $15.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">PAYMENT<br></div><div dir="ltr">*You may use PayPal from the Writers’ Division website, <a href="http://writers.nfb.org" target="_blank">http://writers.nfb.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">*Alternatively, you may mail a check made out to NFB Writers’<br></div><div dir="ltr">Division, with a note in the memo line relating to the contest. Send<br></div><div dir="ltr">to:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Shawn Jacobson<br></div><div dir="ltr">19541 Olney Mill Rd.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Olney, MD 20832.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">*E-mail submissions should be sent to Myrna Badgerow at: <a ymailto="mailto:KajunCutie926@aol.com" href="mailto:KajunCutie926@aol.com">KajunCutie926@aol.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">****We look forward to seeing your words. ****<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Shelley, Queen of bells out!<br></div><div dir="ltr"> Purchase my ebooks and paperbacks including Trespasser and Brave Pilot t<br></div><div dir="ltr">Http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Queenofbells712<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">NFBNet-Members-List mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org">NFBNet-Members-List@nfbnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">--<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">NFBOH-Cleveland mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a ymailto="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org" href="mailto:NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org">NFBOH-Cleveland@nfbnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBOH-Cleveland:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfboh-cleveland_nfbnet.org/ojmccaf1963%40yahoo.com</a></div><blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div>
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