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Letters About Literature
August 24, 2009
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Alaska Center for the Book Launches
“Letters About Literature 2010”
Students in grades 4 through 12 are invited to enter Letters About Literature 2010, a national writing contest sponsored
by Alaska Center for the Book and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in partnership with Target Stores. The
contest deadline is December 12, 2009.
To enter, students must write a letter to an author – living
or dead – explaining how his or her work changed their view of
the world or themselves.
The contest has three competition levels: Level I is open to students in grades
4 through 6; Level II is open to students in grades 7-8; and Level III is open to students in grades 9-12.
Each
letter must be accompanied by an official entry coupon or copy of one. Entry coupons will be available by clicking the link below or at your local, participating library. Guidelines and teaching
supplements are also available for teachers, parents, or librarians at the site.
Alaska state winners at each level
will receive a $100 cash prize plus a $50 Target gift card (good also at target.com). They also advance to national competition.
Runners-up receive $50 cash.
Six national winners (two per competition level) and 12 national runners-up (four
per competition level) will be selected. Each national winner will receive a $500 Target GiftCard. In addition, they will
win a Reading Promotion Grant of $10,000 for their school or community library. The 12 national runners-up will win a $100
Target GiftCard, plus they will win a Reading Promotion Grant of $1,000 for their school or community library.
This
is the twelfth year for Letters About Literature in Alaska.
Click here to download Entry Guidelines
Letters About Literature Winning Letters Archive
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