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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Everyone!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are delighted to announce the 5<sup>th</sup> Annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest! It is super exciting this year to share that we are including a
<b>Spanish</b> Language category for stories! Please share this information with teachers, patrons and/or any writing groups who meet at your library or in your community! We have graphics, including posters, jpgs and images specifically formatted for social
media at the <a href="http://writemichigan.org/media.html">Write Michigan media kit</a> and would be delighted if you would share information about this statewide contest. If you’d like the News Release, it is available on KDL’s blog
<a href="http://www.kdl.org/successful-write-michigan-short-story-contest-back-5th-year">
here</a>. Here’s a bit more detail:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Don’t miss the fifth annual
<a href="http://www.writemichigan.org/">Write Michigan Short Story Contest</a>! The writing competition kicks off on September 1, but there’s plenty of time to submit your story before the November 30 deadline. You could win up to $250
<i>and</i> have your story published by Chapbook Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The basic principle of Write Michigan remains –
<b>Write</b> a short story, <b>Vote</b> for your favorite, <b>Win</b> and be published. For its fifth year, Write Michigan is offering four categories: a
<b>Youth</b> Category for writers ages 11 and under, a <b>Teen</b> Category for writers ages 12-17, an
<b>Adult</b> Category for ages 18 and up, and a <b>Spanish language</b> category for all-ages! Youth and Teen submissions are free. The Adult story submission fee is $10.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:white">Winners will be honored during an Awards Ceremony taking place on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at the Kent District Library Service and Meeting
Center. Author<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://catalog.kdl.org/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=Mardi%20Jo%20Link&x=0&y=0"><span style="color:windowtext;background:white">Mardi
Jo Link</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:white">will present the key note. The
ceremony is sponsored by Meijer and Twisted Rooster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">For inspiration, we suggest any of the
<a href="http://www.schulerbooks.com/search/site/Write%20Michigan"><span style="color:windowtext">previous Write Michigan Anthologies</span></a>, available from Chapbook Press for $14.95 each. For details on how to submit your story, please review the
<a href="http://www.writemichigan.org/ContestGuidelines.pdf"><span style="color:windowtext">Contest Guidelines</span></a>. For complete information on the contest, visit
<a href="http://www.writemichigan.org"><span style="color:windowtext">www.writemichigan.org</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The fifth annual Write Michigan Short Story contest is offered by
<a href="http://www.kdl.org/"><span style="color:windowtext">Kent District Library</span></a> and
<a href="http://schulerbooks.com/"><span style="color:windowtext">Schuler Books & Music</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:windowtext">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">-Heidi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Heidi Nagel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">KDL, Manager of Communications & Programming<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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