2010-2011 Letters About Literature essay contest
The Minnesota Humanities Center, along with local co-sponsors the St. Paul Pioneer Press and the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English, invites Minnesota’s fourth through 12th grade students to enter the 2010-2011 Letters About Literature essay contest. The contest closes December 10, 2010.
Sponsored nationally by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in partnership with Target, the contest asks readers to write a letter to an author describing how his or her work touched their life in a personal way. Authors can be of any genre or time period and can come from any country.
The contest focuses on reader response and reflective writing and has three competition levels: Level 1 for students in grades 4-6; Level 2 for students in grades 7 and 8; and Level 3 for students in grades 9-12. State level judges will choose the top essayists from each of the three competition levels who will receive a $50 Target GiftCard and advance to the National Level Judging. Prizes will also be awarded to the 2nd and 3rd place winners.
The national winners receive $1,000 and secure a $10,000 grant for their school libraries. Honorable mention winners receive $500 and $1,000 grants for their libraries.
For details and contact information, go to the Minnesota Humanities Center Letters About Literature webpage at http://minnesotahumanities.org/letters
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