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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Winants Hall, Rutgers Campus, 2:30pm to 5:00pm The New Jersey Center for the Book presented a very special reception at Winants Hall on the Rutgers University campus for the winners and semi-finalists of the 2008-2009 Letters About Literature Competition. The essay competition, co-sponsored by the Library of Congress, drew more than 150,000 entries from students in every State. This year, the New Jersey Center for the Book was proud to announce a national Level 3 winner.
 Renee Swartz, Chair and Coordinator of the New Jersey Center for the Book, introduced Joshua Tiprigan, a junior at Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan, the national level 3 winner in the Letters About Literature competition for 2008-2009. A special New Jersey Senate Resolution was presented to Mr. Tiprigan by Senator Gerald Cardinale. Certificates of Achievement were presented to all winners and semi-finalists .
Helen Solecki, grade 7, South-Orange Middle School in South Orange-Maplewood, was the first place winner in level 2. The level 1 first place winner was Leigh Deitz, a sixth grader from Robert R. Lazar Middle School in Montville. Read Leigh Deitz's state award winning level 1 essay Read Helen Solecki's state award winning level 2 essay Read Josua Tiprigan's national award winning level 3 essay National winner Joshua Tiprigan
and Renee Swartz The reception featured a special presentation of the Literary Lion Award to Wilma J. Grey, Director of the Newark Public Library, for her dedication to literature, reading, and the cultural heritage of New Jersey. Click here to see photos of the Letters About Literature Reception Click here to see all the winners in this year's Letters about Literature competition Click here to see the names of the judges for the 2009 competition
The New Jersey Center for the Book sponsored the New Jersey portion of a national reading-writing contest of the The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in partnership with Target Stores. Click here for more info about Letters about Literature.
Teachers or parents can obtain the official how-to-enter guidelines by contacting the national project director at
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For any questions you may have about the Center or the annual competition please contact:
Pat Morris, Chairman - Letters about Literature Project - New Jersey Center for the Book
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