Deadline – January 21, 2025
Letters About Literature is a letter writing contest for Indiana students in grades 4-12. Students are asked to read a book, poem or speech and write to the author (living or deceased) about how the book affected how they see themselves or how they see the world. Indiana students in grades 4-12 are eligible to enter the Indiana Letters About Literature reading and writing contest.
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There are three competition levels:
- Level I: Grades 4-6
- Level II: Grades 7 & 8
- Level III: Grades 9-12
Prizes are awarded to the following winners in each level:
- First Place: $100.00
- Second Place: $50.00
- Third Place: $25.00
- Indiana Author Letters (Awarded to the highest scored letter written to an Indiana Author): $50.00
- Teacher Prize: $150 (Awarded annually to a teacher who has gone the extra mile to support their students in entering our contest)
All Indiana winners will be announced in late March, 2025 and will receive an invitation to the Virtual Awards Ceremony, as well as a prize pack (including free books!) mailed to their home. All Indiana winning letters are published in a booklet that is distributed free to the winning students. Our author for the Virtual Awards Ceremony will be Indiana Author, LISA FIPPS!
LAL supports educational standards established for reading and language arts.
The 2024-25 Letters About Literature contest for young readers is made possible by the James and Madeleine McMullen Family Foundation and the Indiana State Library Foundation.
Please let me know if you have any questions and please forward to an educator who might be interested in this opportunity!
Contest Website: https://www.in.gov/library/icb/lal/
