Achievement Awards in Writing
The prompt for the 2027 awards cycle is now available!
- Title: The Meaning of Literacy Today
- Read the full prompt
Purpose
To encourage high school sophomores and juniors to write and to publicly recognize the best student writing.
Key dates each cycle
- Summer: prompt becomes available.
- Fall: award opens for submissions.
- February 15: contest closes.
- Mid-May: results emailed to nominating educators.
Questions?
Please email studentwriting@ncte.org.
Poster
Printable, student-facing poster for NCTE’s three recurring Student Writing Awards.