Letters about Literature
Texas students read their winning letters.
2025 Letters About Literature Contest Open for Entries!
Texas 4th-12th graders are invited to participate in Letters about Literature, an annual writing competition administered by the Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Students read a book or poem and write a letter to an author—living or dead—explaining how his or her work changed their view of themselves or the world.
APPLICANTS: Please email a completed entry form, your essay (400-800 words) and a signed permission form (for those under 13) to Texas Center for the Book at [email protected]. Entries must be typed and either a Word document or PDF. Deadline is 5 p.m. Central time, February 3, 2025. For more information, go to: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/lettersaboutliterature/officialrules
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