Letters About Literature - Center for the Book

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Texas 4th-12th graders are invited to participate in Letters About Literature, an annual writing competition administered by the Texas Center for the Book. Students read a book or poem and write a letter to an author—living or dead—explaining how his or her work changed their view of themselves or the world.

APPLICANTS: The Letters About Literature Program is currently open for submissions. Please email a completed entry form, your essay (400-800 words) and a signed permission form (for those under 13) to Texas Center for the Book at tcfb@tsl.texas.gov. Entries must be typed and either a Word document or PDF. Deadline is 5 p.m. Central time, Monday, February 3, 2025.

Winning students will be recognized and receive their awards at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference in Dallas, in April 2025 .

Please contact Michele Chan Santos, Coordinator of the Texas Center for the Book, with questions; you can reach her at mcsantos@tsl.texas.gov.

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