San Francisco Public Library - Project Read Newsletter, Oct 2001

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Letters About Literature
A Writing Contest for Adult Learners
in California’s Library Literacy Programs

Write a letter to the author of your favorite book. Describe how the book has impacted your life or changed your perspective. The author you choose can be living or deceased.

Prizes
$250 - First Prize
$150 - Second Prize

First and second prize winners will be flown to Sacramento with a companion for a special awards ceremony in the Governor’s office with the First Lady of California, Sharon Davis, and the State Librarian, Dr. Kevin Starr.

How to Enter

• Step 1 • Choose a book, short story, or a poem you have recently read or listened to as a book-on-tape. It should be a work for which you have strong feelings.

• Step 2 • Write the author how reading his or her work (name the title) somehow changed your way of thinking about yourself or the world around you.

• Step 3 • Prepare your letter and the entry form.

• Step 4 • Mail it. All entries must be postmarked by December 1, 2001.

Complete Information and Entry Form
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