[Nfbnet-members-list] National Federation of the blind Writers Division contest guidelines please distribute

[Shelly Alongi]

The Writers's Division is pround to announce its 
2018 Writers' contest guidelines. Please 
distribute to all lists. Thanks a bunch!
Shelley Alongi, NFB Writers' Division First Vice President

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Announcing the National Federation of the Blind 
Writers' Division 2018 contest guidelines

The annual youth and adult writing contests 
sponsored by the NFB Writers’ Division will 
open February  1st and close April 30th for all 
aspiring writers whether blind, sighted or visually impaired.

Adult contest categories are: short Fiction and poetry.

Youth contest categories are: Short fiction and 
poetry. The youth contest is divided into three 
groups, determined by grade level ­ elementary, mmiddle, and high school.

As always, in both adult and youth contests, 
there may be up to three prize winners (1st, 2nd, 
3rd), and one or more receiving honorable 
mention. Additionally, a prize winning entry may 
be published within the Writers’ Division’s magazine, Slate & Style.
All contest winners will be announced during the 
first week of July, at the Writers' Division 
business meeting, during the NFB national 
convention to be held in Orlando, Florida.

PRIZES
*Youth contest winners will receive cash and 
prizes up to $30 for 1st place, $20 for 2nd place, and $10 for 3rd place.
*Adult contest winners will receive cash and 
prizes up to $75 for 1st place, $50 for 2nd place, and $25 for 3rd place.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

YOUTH CONTESTS
*This is a contest for students who use Braille.
*Note: if you are 18 years old, or older, you must enter the adult contest.
*Entries must be submitted in hand embossed 
Braille, either with a slate and stylus or 
Perkins Braille writer, and there are no exceptions.
*Submissions must be Brailled by the entrant.
*All submissions, no matter your grade level, 
must be in contracted Braille. Let us know if you 
“know” or are “learning” contracted 
Braille. Additionally, let us know if you have chosen to use UEB, or not.
*Each entrant must provide an identical 
electronic copy of the cover letter and contest 
entry as a Microsoft Word file [doc] or as a Rich Text Format [rtf] file).
*Attach the electronic copies to an email and 
send them to: Myrna Badgerow, at KajunCutie926 at aol.com
*Send your hardcopy Braille and cover letter to:
Chelsea Cook
1608 cottonwood Drive apt 10
Louisville, CO 80027
COVER LETTER
Entries must be accompanied by a cover letter 
containing the follwing information for each entrant:
*Your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
*List the titles of all submissions, including 
the category in which they are being entered.
*List your school and grade level.


ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
*We will consider only unpublished original entries.
*Youth short fiction stories submissions cannot 
be more than 1,000 words, and poetry of no more than 50 lines.
*Authors of either poetry or fiction are encouraged to submit multiple pieces.

Youth ENTRY FEES ­ None
Are you the best Brailler in the contest? Be sure 
to double check your work for spelling and 
grammatical errors. Remember to use Braille paper 
so the Braille is easy to read. Good luck!

ADULT CONTEST
*Note: this contest is for everyone 18 years old, 
or older. One need not be blind to enter.
*We will consider only unpublished original entries.
*Fiction short stories can be of any main stream 
genre, and cannot exceed 3,000 words.
*Poetry: We will accept poetry of any length
*Authors of either poetry and/or prose are 
encouraged to submit multiple pieces.
*Adults are required to submit all poetry 
and  fiction as attachments to an E-mail message.
*The attachments must be in either Microsoft Word 
(doc) or Rich Text Format (rtf).
*Fiction should be written in a normal prose 
style, with paragraphs being left justified, 
lines being single spaced, and having a 14 point font of Aerial, regular.
* Be sure to double check your work for spelling and grammatical errors
*No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

COVER LETTER
Along with your entry or entries, include a cover 
letter providing the following information:
*Your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address.
*List the titles of all submissions, including 
the category in which they are being entered.
*State your method of payment for the entry fee (check or PayPal).
*Finally, the cover letter could be your e-mail 
message, or a separate document attached along with your submissions.

CONTEST ENTRY FEES PAYMENT AND METHODS
Adult Fees:
*The fee for each short story is $15.00 for members and $20.00 for non-members.
*The base fee for poetry will cover up to three 
poems, if the combined line-count of all three 
pieces does not exceed 108 lines - additional 
poems require a second fee, following the same 
fee payment scheme. Base fees are $15.00 for 
members and $20.00 for non-members.

PAYMENT
*You may use PayPal from the Writers’ Division 
website, http://writers.nfb.org
*Alternatively, you may mail a check made out to 
NFB Writers’ Division, with a note in the memo 
line relating to the contest. Send to:

Shawn Jacobson
19541 Olney Mill Rd.
Olney, MD 20832.

*E-mail submissions should be sent to Myrna Badgerow at: KajunCutie926 at aol.com
****We look forward to seeing your words. ****


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