Monday, April 13, 2009

Writer To Writer - 2009


Writer To Writer 2009: Books Change Lives

8th Annual Writing Challenge for Adult Learners
California Library Literacy Services

Read or listen to a book that inspires you.
Write a letter to the author.

Deadline: July 17, 2009
Ceremony: Fall 2009 @ CLA

Adult learners in California Library Literacy Services programs will select and read a book and then write to the author about how that book changed their lives.
4 Levels:
~ Emerging - dictated letter to tutors or staff
~ Beginning - write basic, simple sentences on their own
~ Intermediate - write complex sentences with larger vocabulary
~ Advanced - writing independently with little technical support

Entry Form @
Instructions @

In 2008, 162 learners wrote letters that showed depth and perception that warmed the hearts of everyone who read them. The letters opened a window into the lives of our learners to show how their reading affects their lives. From these letters we can all learn how reading a book can dramatically influence and change a life.The top 30 letters will be published in a book and on the California State Library website.

The letters of the 2008 winners and finalists @

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