Promising Young Writers
The 2027 Promising Young Writers Awards are now accepting nominations!
- Nominators: click here for the nomination form.
- You must be signed in to your NCTE account to access the form. Need to create a free account? Create your account here.
- Nominations must be a response to this cycle’s prompt, “Becoming Good Ancestors.”
- Nomination deadline: 11:59pm PT on Monday, February 15.
New, downloadable poster available here.
Purpose
To stimulate and recognize the writing talents of eighth-grade students and to emphasize the importance of writing skills among eighth-grade students.
Key dates each cycle
- Summer: prompt becomes available.
- Fall: award opens for submissions.
- February 15: contest closes.
- Mid-May: results emailed to nominating educators.
Interested in news about the 2027 Promising Young Writers Awards?
Questions?
Please email studentwriting@ncte.org.