Student Literary Awards

2011 Winners Announced

Over 160 people were in attendance at this year's awards ceremony held at the Denver Public Library. Young writers from across the state were present to accept their awards in front of a packed room of friends and family. Colorado State Poet Laureate David Mason and Justice Gregory Hobbs, along with Denver artist Rik Sargent, had many great things to say about their selections. The event also included readings by the First Place winners of both the River of Words and Letters About Literature contest.

What

The Tenth Annual Student Literary Awards will honor the Colorado winners of Letters About Literature and River of Words, two national competitions presented each year by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book, in affiliation with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The winning students, surrounded by parents, family members, teachers, and educators from across the state, are recognized for their literary or artistic achievements. For more information, please contact Tim Hernandez at 303.894.7951 x. 19 or tzhernandez@coloradohumanities.org.

To view event photos from 2011, please click here.

To purchase a Student Literary Awards Anthology, please click here.

For information about the 2012 Letters About Literature student contest, please click here.

For information about the 2012 River of Words student poetry and art contest, please click here.

Where

The awards recognition ceremony is held each year at the Denver Public Library.

When

The deadline for the 2011-12 River of Words competition is December 1, 2011. The deadline for the 2011-12 Letters About Literature competition is January 6, 2012. Colorado Humanities and Center for the Book will be teaming up with Denver Water in hopes to make this next year one of the best yet. For more information, please contact Tim Hernandez at 303.894.7951 x.19 or tzhernandez@coloradohumanities.org

Date for the 2012 awards ceremony has not been set. Please visit us at a later date.

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