Welcome to the Letters About Literature contest for North Dakota!  Please use this form to submit your entry for the 2019-20 Letters About Literature writing contest.  

READ. Select a fiction or nonfiction book, short story, poem, play, essay, or speech that you have read and have strong feelings about. It might be a work that helped you through a difficult time, or it might be one that simply touched your heart or inspired you in some way. (Sorry, no song lyrics!)

REFLECT. Think before you write. How did this author’s book change you or your view of the world? How do you know it did? How and why are you different now than you were before you read this book?

WRITE.  Your entry should be written in the format of a personal letter to the author. It should include a date, greeting, body, closing, and your name or signature. Write honestly, from your own perspective and reflect on how the author influenced you. This should be a personal letter, explaining how reading his or her work changed you. Support your ideas with specific details both from the book and from your life. This is NOT a fan letter, a book summary, or a letter about the author. Imagine sitting down with the author of this book and sharing your personal thoughts and reaction to the book. Letters must be typed. Include your name, but do NOT include your address, email, or phone number on the letter — that will go on your entry form.

ENTRY FORM. Complete the electronic entry form.  If mailing in please complete an entry form found at http://library.nd.gov/letters.html. This information is used to contact winners, so be sure the entry form is complete and legible. Letters without a form will be discarded.