Write to Your Favorite Author

Letters about Literature: How did an author’s work change your view of the world or yourself?

Begins Sunday, December 1

State Contest Submission Deadline: December 15

Library Drawing Entry Deadline: February 28

Participate in Letters about Literature and submit your entry to the library for a chance to win a $30 Blick gift card.

Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Alexi Giannoulias invites students in grades 4‐12 to enter a statewide reading and writing competition offered by the Illinois State Library’s Illinois Center for the Book.

The Glen Ellyn Public Library deadline is February 28, 2025. Winners are announced and contacted by library staff by the end of March 2025. For grades 9 through 12. Email the same letter submitted to the Illinois Secretary of State to the library at Joshua@gepl.org with a subject line Letter to the Author. 

Frequently Asked Questions for the state entry.