[stylist] 2012 NFB Writers' Division Writing contest for Youth and Adults is open!

[Robert Leslie Newman]

2012 NFB Writing Contest

 

The annual youth and adult writing contests sponsored by the Writers'
Division of the NFB opened up for submissions on 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.> http://www.nfb-writers-division.net

Chair, Newsletter Publication committee

Personal Website-

 <http://www.thoughtprovoker.info/> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info