Upcoming Awards
May 20
ELATE Geneva Smitherman Cultural Diversity Grant
This grant for first-time NCTE Annual Convention presenters offers up to two $500 awards to members of groups historically underrepresented in NCTE and ELATE.
LLA Summer Institute Scholarship
Scholarships are available for teachers to attend the LLA Literacies for All Summer Institute. The scholarship includes a complimentary registration to the 2022 LLA Summer Institute.
May 23
National Writing Contest – Celebrating Black Writers: Voices Calling for Activism and Social Justice
This celebration of the Center for Black Literature’s 20th Anniversary Jubilee: Honoring Our Legacy and Celebrating the Black Literary Arts and the National Council of Teachers of English’s annual National Day on Writing® centers the themes raised by Black writers who have advocated for social justice.
May 30
NCTE Donald H. Graves Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing [Extended]
Annually recognizes teachers in grades K-6 who, through the teaching of writing, demonstrate an understanding of student improvement in writing.
NCTE Outstanding Middle Level Educator in the English Language Arts Award
This award recognizes exceptional English language arts teachers of grades 6–8 who have inspired a spirit of inquiry and a love of learning in their students.
June 1
CCCC Technical and Scientific Communication Awards
CCCC recognizes works in Technical and Scientific Communication across six categories. Works published in 2021 or 2022 are eligible for the 2023 awards.
June 15
CCCC Luiz Antonio Marcuschi Travel Awards
Two $1,000 travel reimbursement awards are available to scholars living and working/studying in Mexico, Central, or South America who have papers accepted for presentation at the 2023 CCCC Convention.
NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award
Established in 1997 by NCTE and SLATE–Support for the Learning and Teaching of English–this award is given to individuals, groups, or institutions that merit recognition for advancing the cause of intellectual freedom. A subcommittee of the NCTE Standing Committee Against Censorship selects the recipient(s).
June 30
The Media Literacy Award showcases NCTE members who have developed innovative approaches for integrating media analysis and composition into their instruction. Individuals, teams, or departments that have implemented and refined exemplary media literacy practices in their school environment are invited to apply.
July 1
CCCC Outstanding Teaching Award
These awards honor teaching and CCCC members who do their primary work in the classroom every day. CCCC offers two awards each year—Emergent Outstanding Teacher and Sustained Outstanding Teacher.
July 31
Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM) Award
REALM recognizes excellent literary magazines produced by students and encourages schools to develop literary magazines that celebrate the art and craft of writing.
August 1
The NCTE George Orwell Award is given by the NCTE Public Language Award Committee and recognizes people who have made outstanding contributions to the critical analysis of public discourse. Print or non-print work that contributes to honesty and clarity in public language is eligible.
Ongoing
Children’s Book Awards nominations are accepted until October 15 each year for the Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction, the Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction, and the Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels list.
Awards List
Achievement Awards in Writing (11th grade)
Affiliate – NCTE Intellectual Freedom (State, Regional, Provincial)
Affiliate Multicultural Program
Affiliate – NCTE Fund Teachers for the Dream
Affiliate – NCTE Leadership Development
Affiliate – Student Affiliate Excellence Award
Berry Research Award to Study Careers of English Majors
CCCC Chairs’ Memorial Scholarship
CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation
CCCC Outstanding Dissertation in Technical Communication
CCCC Professional Equity Project (PEP)
CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence
CEL Exemplary Leadership Award
Charlotte Huck Award (fiction for children)
Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color Grant
David H. Russell Research Award
Donald Graves Writing Award (grades K-6)
Doublespeak Award – Sponsored by the Public Language Award Committee
ELATE Cultural Diversity Grant
ELATE James Moffett Memorial Fund
Excellence in Poetry for Children (living American poet)
George Orwell Award – Sponsored by the Public Language Award Committee
High School Teacher of Excellence (Affiliate Award)
Language Arts Distinguished Article Award
Linda Rief Voices from the Middle Award
LLA Reclaiming the Joy of Teaching Award
NCTE Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Program
NCTE Advancement of People of Color Leadership Award
NCTE Intellectual Freedom (National)
Orbis Pictus Award (nonfiction for children)
Outstanding Educator (elementary)
Paul and Kate Farmer – English Journal
Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Committee (REALM)
Promising Young Writers (8th grade)
Research Foundation Teacher Grant Program
Richard Ohmann Award – College English
Richard W. Halle Award (outstanding middle level educator)
The Mark Reynolds TETYC Best Article Award (TYCA)