INDIANAPOLIS -  Entry forms for the 2009 Letters About Literature contest are now available on the Indiana Center for the Book's website. The national reading-writing competition, sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in partnership with Target Stores, calls for entrants to write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre (fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic, etc.) explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or their self.

As in previous years, state contest winners will receive a cash award, plaque, and frameable copy of their letter from the Indiana Center for the Book during a summertime awards ceremony. Top winners also receive a Target GiftCard and advance to the national level competition. National prizes include $10,000 LAL Reading Promotion Grant for the community or school library of the winner's choice. National winners will also receive a $500 Target GiftCard. Additionally, the national honorable mentions will each receive a $100 Target GiftCard and a $1,000 LAL Reading Promotion Grant for the community or school library of their choice.

For additional information or to obtain official contest guidelines, entry coupons, or teaching guides, contact the Indiana Center for the Book at (317) 650-6158 or agriffis@library.in.gov. This information can also be found online at http://www.lettersaboutliterature.org/. Letters About Literature is open to legal U.S. residents enrolled as a student in grades 4 -12 during 2008/2009 school year and 9 years of age or older as of 9/1/08. Entries must be submitted beginning 9/1/08 and must be postmarked no later than 12/5/08 for consideration.

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About the Indiana Center for the Book:
The Indiana Center for the Book is a program of the Indiana State Library and an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The Indiana Center for the Book promotes interest in reading, writing, literacy, libraries, and Indiana's literary heritage by sponsoring events and serving as an information resource at the state and local level. The Center supports both the professional endeavors and the popular pursuits of Indiana's residents toward reading and writing. To learn more, visit us online at: http://www.in.gov/library/.

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