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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If you’ve ever wanted to be part of an exciting endeavor, here’s your chance to review entries for the Write Michigan Short Story Contest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Who</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">: Looking for volunteers, Friends of the library members, book club members, retired schoolteachers and librarians– AKA people who like to read!–to help
us vet hundreds of entries into the top 10 semi-finalists’ stories in three age categories.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#1F497D">What</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">: Volunteer as a reviewer for entries into the Write Michigan Short Story Contest. This contest is a partnership between Kent District Library, Schuler
Books and Music and the Herrick District Library. Write Michigan accepts entries of 3,000 words (or less) short stories from writers of all ages who live in Michigan. Winners will receive cash prizes and be published in an anthology by Chapbook Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Where</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">: Submissions will be available for review online. Volunteers will be given a login.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#1F497D">When</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">: Reading/reviewing will take place from December 3, 2014 and January 4, 2015.
<i>Contest ends November 30.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#1F497D">How</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">: volunteers are asked to read entries in one of three categories (adult—18+; teen—12-17; youth—under 12).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Each volunteer will have 10-13 stories total.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Each story will be read by two volunteers.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Story authors will not be disclosed but we ask that if volunteers have entered the contest or have family members who did, they please review a different contest category.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Please find our judging criteria here:
<a href="http://www.writemichigan.org/JudgingCriteria.pdf">http://www.writemichigan.org/JudgingCriteria.pdf</a>. However, the initial score that volunteers will be providing will be on a simple scale of one to ten, with ten being excellent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Why</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">: We want to extend this opportunity to those who love to read, who love to promote the written word, who love to see good things happen to people and who
love new ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#1F497D">Details</span></u><span style="color:#1F497D">:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Please reply by Monday, November 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:#1F497D">Fill in the following details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>2<sup>nd</sup> Choice<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Last Minute<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Sample<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Adam Apple<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="mailto:aapple@riverlibrary.org">aapple@riverlibrary.org</a><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>River Public Library<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Teen<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Youth<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Yes<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Your information here<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Respond to Michelle Boisvenue-Fox,
<a href="mailto:mboisvenue-fox@kdl.org">mboisvenue-fox@kdl.org</a>, Assistant Director of Kent District Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We also have need of reviewers to review last minute stories if other reviewers did not complete reviews. If you can do 2-3 stories on January 6 and January 7, 2015 then please add a “Yes” to the “Last Minute”
column above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Your help is most appreciated! Also, if you know of other volunteers, Friends members, book club members, retired schoolteachers and librarians who might be interested, please share this email with them. We’d
love to include them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks! Michelle <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#005847">Michelle Boisvenue-Fox<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#005847">Assistant Director</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#005847"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#005847">Kent District Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:black">814 West River Center Dr NE | Comstock Park MI 49321<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#005847">616-784-2195 |
</span></b><a href="mailto:mboisvenue-fox@kdl.org"><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif"">mboisvenue-fox@kdl.org</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#005847"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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