UConn Seeks Submissions for Writing Contest

The University of Connecticut, through a partnership with the Neag School of Education, the Connecticut Writing Project, and UConn’s Department of English, invite students to enter the 26th annual Letters About Literature (LAL) contest, sponsored by the Library of Congress.

LAL is a national contest in which elementary, middle, and high school students are asked to read a book, poem, or speech and write a personal letter to that author (living or dead) about how the text affected them personally.

Winners from each state for each of the contest’s three categories (grades 4-6, grades 7-8, and grades 9-12) will receive a cash prize and state recognition and will advance to the national competition. Tens of thousands of students nationwide are expected to enter the 26thannual contest, made possible by a grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

Entries are due by Jan. 11, 2019, for students in grades 4-12. National winners at each level will receive a $2,000 cash award, and national honor winners will receive a $500 cash award. Prizes for winners at the state level vary.

For more information, visit s.uconn.edu/NeagLAL.