Now in its 18th year, the Letters About Literature project is a national writing contest sponsored by the Center for the Book in association with the Weekly Reader Corporation .
Winners receive cash awards at the national and state levels.
The Minnesota Center for the Book and the Minnesota Council for the Teachers of English co-sponsor the annual Letters About Literature contest in Minnesota. Read more about the Letters About Literature project at the Library of Congress website . 2002 Letters About Literature Competition Contest guidelines and entry forms can now be downloaded from the Library of Congress website . The deadline for the contenst is December 1, 2001. The Minnesota state winners of the 2001 Letters About Literature essay contest have been announced.