<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Congrats, Annie! </div><div dir="ltr">Vejas</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 22, 2024, at 15:11, Ann Chiappetta via Stylist <stylist@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Dear Ann, </span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">It is Oprelle Publication’s great honor to congratulate you on being chosen as the</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Third Place Winner in the </span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:center;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">2023 “Coming Home” Poetry Contest</span></b><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> This contest was uniquely challenging in that the competition drew awarded and published writers as well as complete novices ...where so many times, we find diamonds! Needless to say, the Coming Home competition always draws some tough contenders. Our judges really enjoyed your poem, <i><u>Where the Heart Lives</u></i><b>. </b></span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Your lines like,</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">"</span></i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Presence</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> Human touch</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Holding hands before <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> <span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#333333">Slipping off to sleep</span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">"</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">will not soon be forgotten. We really enjoyed your poem's gentle journey in imagery and thought. </span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Your writing will gain excellent exposure because your poem and name will be featured in the upcoming “Coming Home” Anthology. The book will be in a 5.5 by 8.5 layout. We are looking forward to a really beautiful paperback later this year. We would also like to hear from our winners about their visions for the book cover. If any idea would strike a chord with our designers…who knows?</span><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Ann Chiappetta, MS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">President, Friends In Art, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:president@friendsinart.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">president@friendsinart.org</span></a> <a href="http://www.friendsinart.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.friendsinart.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">914.393.6605 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.annchiappetta.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.annchiappetta.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Metropolis-Regular;color:black;background:white">Trust your dreams. Trust your heart and trust your story. Neil Gaiman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Writers Division web site</span><br><span>http://writers.nfb.org/</span><br><span>Stylist mailing list</span><br><span>Stylist@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Stylist:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/alpineimagination%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>