AUSTIN \u2014 Has a book brought you to laughter or tears, or changed your life? <\/span>Write a letter to the author.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Letters About Literature<\/span> is a reading\/writing contest for fourth through twelfth graders under the direction of the Library of Congress. Texas submissions for the 2018\u201319 contest are due to the new online submission platform by December 14, 2018. A permission form is required for all students under the age of 13 on November 1, 2018.<\/p>\n Tens of thousands of students from across the country enter Letters About Literature each year. State winners receive $100 and a trip to the Texas Library Association Conference. National winners receive $2,000 and travel assistance to Washington D.C. for a special awards ceremony.<\/p>\n There are three categories for contestants:<\/p>\n Level 1 \u2014 Grades 4-6<\/p>\n Level 2 \u2014 Grades 7-8<\/p>\n Level 3 \u2014 Grades 9-12<\/p>\n Read: <\/span>Select a fiction or nonfiction book, a poem or play you have read that you feel strongly about. It might be a book that helped you through a difficult time, or it might be a book that simply touched your heart or inspired you.<\/p>\n Reflect: <\/span>Think before you write. How did this author\u2019s work change you or your view of the world? How and why are you different now than you were before you read this work?<\/p>\n Persuade:\u00a0 <\/span>Write a personal letter to the author stating how reading his or her work changed you. Be personal and persuasive! Support your ideas with specific details, including details from the work itself. This is not a fan letter, but rather a reflection on how an author influenced you.<\/p>\n Write: <\/span>Type your entry in letter format. All submitted letters must be typed.<\/p>\n Submit: <\/span>Upload your letter to the online submission platform. Be sure to read the submission steps and official rules from the Library of Congress here: http:\/\/read.gov\/letters\/<\/p>\n For more information, visit The Texas Center for the Book at www.tsl.texas.gov\/lettersaboutliterature<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n (Information from program\u2019s website)<\/span><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/description\/dottedline380.jpg\")
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nLetters About Literature 2018 open for submissions from young readers<\/h1>\n
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