In celebration of Banned Books Week (September 22 – 28, 2024), Sigma Tau Delta, NEHS, and the ELA Honor Society are teaming up to host the ninth annual Banned Books Week social media contest. To participate you must tag us in a post on any of the following social media accounts:
- Sigma Tau Delta Facebook
- Sigma Tau Delta Twitter (@EnglishCon)
- Sigma Tau Delta/NEHS Instagram (@EnglishMatters)
What to do in Your Post:
Books are banned for a variety of reasons. Take your own original photo of your favorite banned book and share with us (on one social media platform) one of the reasons it has been contested. If you wish to post on a second platform, please choose a second banned book to post about.
The contest will run September 22 – 28, 2024. Everyone who participates during this time frame will be entered in a drawing to win one of three $25 Bookshop.org gift cards. A $50 Bookshop.org gift card will also be awarded for the best overall post. Select submissions will be shared across our social media platforms.
Resources
Beyond Banned Books Week: What Can We ACTUALLY DO to Protect Literary Freedom?
I’m With the Banned: The Whys and Hows of Banned Books Week
Troubling Trends in Book Censorship
Milton and Paradise Reimagined: Book Censorship Today
George Orwell and Recent Censorship
Don’t Burn the Books
How Old is Holden Caulfield?: Censoring a Teenage Narrator in an Adult Book from Teenage Eyes
Why Books Depicting Violence are Important
Banned Books: Stand Up for What Moves You
Banned Books: Symbols of Positive Ideological Shifts
What Intellectual Freedom Is—And Why and How We Ought to Preserve It
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