[Nfbnet-members-list] 2022 Writers' Division Contest

Tue Jan 11 03:31:39 UTC 2022

2022 Writers' Division Contest guidelines

Once again in the year 2022 we will be holding 
our annual Writers' Division contest for youth 
and adults. Do you know a VI teacher? Distribute 
these guidelines to any teachers or those in the 
blindness field especially anyone who works with 
youth who are learning or are proficient in 
Braille. Please consult the guidelines below for 
age groups and ways of payment. Feel free to 
contact us using our email or phone above with questions.

Note that adults need not submit contest entries 
in Braille. In fact, we encourage only electronic 
copies of entries submitted by adults. Please 
include a cover letter with your entries. See 
guidelines for cover letter requirements.

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2022 Writers' Division Contest guidelines

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

Adult contest categories are: short Fiction, 
nonfiction including personal essay and memoir, and poetry.

Youth contest categories are: Short fiction and 
poetry. The youth contest is divided into three 
groups, determined by grade level – elementary, 
1st through 4th grade, middle, 5th through 8th 
grade, and high school 9th through 12th grade.

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 
2021 national convention. Stay tuned for the 2021 location.

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.

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 the 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 dox] or as a Rich Text Format [rtf] file).

*Attach the electronic copies to an email and 
send them to Shelley Alongi, Queenofbells at outlook.com.

*Send your hardcopy Braille and cover letter to:

Chelsea Cook

901 Englewood Parkway, Apt. J304, Englewood, CO  80110

COVER LETTER

Entries must be accompanied by a cover letter 
containing the following 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. Please do not submit entries that have 
been previously submitted on a web site or blog.

*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

This contest is for everyone 18 years old, or 
older. One need not be blind to enter.

We will consider only unpublished original 
entries. Please do not submit entries that have 
been published on a website or blog.

Fiction and nonfiction categories 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, fiction 
and nonfiction as attachments to an E-mail message.

The attachments must be in either Microsoft Word 
(doc) or Rich Text Format (rtf).

Fiction and nonfiction 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 fee for each nonfiction entry 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/>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 Shelley 
Alongi Queenofbells at outlook.com.

We look forward to seeing your words.
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