TPP Celebrates: Banned Books Week 2013
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to ReadBanned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information. Banned Books Week brings together the entire book community -- librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types -- in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.
Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group. A banning is the removal of those materials. Challenges do not simply involve a person expressing a point of view; rather, they are an attempt to remove material from the curriculum or library, thereby restricting the access of others. As such, they are a threat to freedom of speech and choice.
In honour of the event we, at TPP, invite you to contribute a story or essay that is influenced by a banned book you love. Be it drabble or novel length, HP fanfic or completely original, all submissions are welcome!
Anyone who makes a submission by midnight, 28 September, 2013 will receive a banner!
Join us at The Petulant Poetess to celebrate these wonderful books this September!
Resources:
Top Ten Most Challenged Books By Year
Top 100 Banned and Challenged Books 2000-2009
For more information visit the Banned Books Week Website.
Rules and Submission GuidelinesRules:
1. Submissions must be original works that have been completed, betaed, and are inspired by a book found on the lists at the American Library Association. Above we have provided two lists found there, however any banned or challenged books found on the site will qualify. All lengths and formats are welcome.
2. Only registered members of The Petulant Poetess can participate in this challenge. You will be required to register before submitting your fic or essay if you are not already a member.
3. There is no deadline for this challenge. Submissions may be submitted via The Petulant Poetess at any time. All submission rules and guidelines listed there apply. Please mark all fics and essays with the "Banned Book" category during submission. Additionally, within the text of your submission, please include the title and author of the book you used as inspiration.
Prize:
All Authors submitting fics or essays prior to the end of Banned Books week will receive a banner. Please note that fics must be submitted before the end of Banned Books Week (midnight, 28 Sept, 2013) to receive a participation banner. Fics submitted after this time will not be considered for a banner.