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Library Contest Invites Young Readers to Write to an Author Who Inspired Them

(Washington DC) - December 6, 2008, is the entry deadline for Letters About Literature (LAL), a national writing contest that celebrates the relationship between young readers and authors. Sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, the DC Public Library, and Target, LAL invites students on elementary, middle school, and high school levels.

LAL challenges young readers to write a letter to an author explaining how the work somehow changed the their view of the world. By encouraging personal reader response and reflexive writing, LAL encourages meaningful reading and helps to create successful writers.

Each year, the program selects six national winners, each of whom will earn a $10,000 Letters About Literature Reading Promotion Grant for their community or school library. Twelve national honorable mention winners will each ear...See More


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