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Connecticut school teachers: The Neag School of Education, the Connecticut Writing Project, and the UConn Department of English invite students to enter the 28th annual Letters About Literature contest. Each year, a reading and writing contest known as Letters About Literature is held nation-wide for students in grades 4-12. The contest, previously sponsored by Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, is now hosted by individual states. Students are asked to read a book, poem, or speech and write a letter to that author (living or dead) about how the text affected them personally. Letters are judged on the state level. Tens of thousands of students from across the country enter Letters About Literature each year. Judges will select the best Letters About Literature submitted by Connecticut students at each of the three competition levels: Level 1 - grades 4-6; Level 2 - grades 7-8; and Level 3 - grades 9-12. Connecticut students chosen as contest winners, and runner-ups, will receive a prize and state recognition at each level. Submittals are accepted until Jan. 20, 2021. See link for contest rules and more information.