2002-2003 Contest Information

Winners have been announced. Click here to view the winners.

The contest submission deadline was December 7, 2002.

There will be cash awards to the top essayists in New Jersey that will be presented by Governor McGreevey at the Governor’s Mansion. State first-place winners will advance for national judging.

New Jersey Judges are:

Category I (grades 4-6)
Lucille Davy, Counsel to Governor James McGreevey
Richard Bilotti, Editor, The Trenton Times
Bev Gallagher, New Jersey Teacher of the Year 2001
Dr. Gustav Friedrich, Dean Rutgers SCILS

Category II (grades 7-8)
Bonnie Kunzel, Youth Services Coordinator, New Jersey State Library, and also Former President of Youth Services Section of ALA
Kay Vandergrift, Professor, Rutgers School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies
Renee Swartz, Chair, New Jersey State Library Advisory Council
Amy Hill Hearth, Journalist and Author

Category III (grades 9-12)
W. Raymond Ollwerther, Executive Editor, The Asbury Park Press
Frank Miller, Member, New Jersey State Library Advisory Council
Ken Sheinbaum, Director, Monmouth County Library
Pat Morris, President and Executive Director, New Jersey Connection

All winners will be selected and notified by April 1, 2003.

Winners were announced April 15, 2003. Click here to view the winners.

Library of Congress Web Page for Letters about Literature
http://www.loc.gov/letters

Contact Information
Download teaching resources, including lesson plans and sample letters, at the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress web site: http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/2003-LAL-guidelines.html.