The Letters About Literature program, sponsored by the South Carolina Center for the Book and the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores, is a national reading and writing promotion contest. To enter, readers write personal letters to an author, living or dead, from any genre, explaining how that author's work changed their way of thinking about the world or themselves. Nine winners will be honored at an awards ceremony at the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book in Columbia. The ceremony will be held on June 1 from 11:00 am to noon in Room 309, 1430 Senate Street, Columbia. Contest judges, the President of the South Carolina State Library Foundation, and the Director of the State Library will be on hand to present awards. Winners will be reading their letters and each will receive a check from the South Carolina State Library Foundation ($100 for first place, $50 for second, and $25 for third). In addition, first place winners receive a $50 gift card from Target stores.Level One: Grades 4 - 6
First Place -- Mikayla Zwerdling, Charles Townes Center at Sterling School, Greenville
Second Place -- Shelby Higgenbottom, Hammond Hill Elementary School, North Augusta
Third Place -- Kiara Johnson, McDonald Elementary School, Georgetown
Level Two: Grades 7 - 8
First Place -- Gina Joerger, Charles Townes Center at Sterling School, Greenville
Second Place -- Katherine Woo, Riverside Middle School, Greer
Third Place -- Kathryn Simmons, Charles Townes Center at Sterling School, Greenville
Level Three: Grades 9 - 12
First Place -- Kristyn Robinson, Individual Submission, Greer
Second Place -- Kelly Ellis, Individual Submission, Easley
Third Place -- Madeline Giess, Dreher High School, Columbia
For more information about the South Carolina Center for the Book, please visit www.readsc.org.
