LETTERS
ABOUT LITERATURE 2012-2013
Participation Guidelines
Students are encouraged to write to the author of a book
expressing how that book changed their view of themselves or the world. There
are three competition levels for 2013 (note: students in grades 11 and 12 are
not eligible to compete at the state or national level this year):
- Level 1: Grades 4-6
- Level 2: Grades 7-8
- Level 3: Grades 9-10
Sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, Maryland state finalists and
winners will be honored in the spring with cash prizes for first and second
place winners at each level. The first place winner for each level advances to
the national competition.
Entry Information
Librarians or teachers should mail their students' letters,
along with a contest entry form for each student, to the national
office postmarked by Friday, January 11, 2013. Students may also submit
individual entries using the same form. See complete guidelines on our website. Student
entries for Level 1 should be no less than 100 words and no more than 400 words.
Entries for Level 2 should be no less than 300 words and no more than 600 words.
Entries for Level 3 should be no less than 500 words and no more than 800
words.
