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Letters about Literature Writing Contest
Letters about Literature Writing Contest
More than a mere collection of words, a book is an expression between human beings, which can have a direct and concrete impact on lives. Books can even help youth transcend or cope with difficult situations – bullying, peer pressure, prejudice, loss, disappointment.
Letters about Literature (LAL) is a writing contest for young readers in grades 4-12, sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for the Book.
Students write a reflective letter to an author of a fiction or nonfiction book, a short story or poem. The letter should describe how the work changed the students’ view of the world or of themselves.
Entries are judged at the state and national levels and prizes are awarded for the best letter in various grade groupings. Last year, some 50,000 students from around the United States (including 400 from Wisconsin) entered the competition.
This year’s contest for young readers is made possible by a grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, with additional support from gifts to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
Details as well as lesson plans and information on connection with academic standards can be found on theLAL website.
There are two postmark deadlines for submissions. For submissions from grades 9-12 it’s Dec. 2, 2016; for submissions from grades 4-8 it’s Jan. 9, 2017.
Contact Mary Lou Santovec, Wisconsin Center for the Book, for more information.
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Middle and High School Students.
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