Thank You
To those who served as reviewers for the 2026 Achievement Awards in Writing and Promising Young Writers contests
NCTE’s Achievement Awards in Writing and Promising Young Writers contests are made possible by a pool of thoughtful volunteer reviewers who score hundreds of student writing submissions each year. In fulfilling this role, reviewers made it possible for students across the country to have their writing recognized and celebrated. Their time, diligence, and expertise speak volumes to the tremendous support that educators offer to each other—and by proxy, each other’s students—each and every day.
We wish to once again extend the organization’s thanks to all those who dedicated their time and expertise to the Achievement Awards in Writing and Promising Young Writers in 2026! NCTE is tremendously grateful to all those named below, and to the reviewers who wished to remain anonymous.
Alabama
Kennedy Kofi Boame
Jake Crow
Melissa D.
Michelle Hopf
Shonterrius Lawson-Fountain
Yevett Meadows
Abdulmalik Salman
Mina Tran
Alaska
Sheri D.
Alberta
Marylou Dickson
Arizona
Dawne Anderson
Kristina ByBee
Roxanna Dewey
Kim Hensley Owens
John Ryan
Rachel S.
Julie Thompson
Laura Turchi
Arkansas
Sonia Brown
Ginger Jones
Alison Vowell
California
Carvone Allen
Gregory Campeau
Yoon Chi
Lara DeHaven
Nicolet Diaz
Amy Fujimoto
Lara Goldstone
Vanessa Heller
Jill Logan
Vincent M.
Neil McCarthy
Michele McConnell
David Ornelas
Alex Phuong
Kara Ramirez
Robert Rogers
Suvarna Shankar
Dan Stockwell
Francie Teitelbaum
Vanessa V.
Karen Yelton-Curtis
Colorado
Brad Anderson
Carol Anthony
Sara Bailey
Maria Clinton
Emily Graboski
Agape Hammond
Ehran Hodes
Shannon M.
Sam McNitt
Kimberly Obenauer
Kandace T.
Kayenta Williams
Connecticut
Caitlin B.
Melissa Ewing
Julie Henderson
Margaret Hunt
John Morrell
Joanne Mumley
Delaware
Betsy Lancy
Florida
Anne Anderson
Shazia Bajwa
Mario David Delgado
Margaret G.
Julie Hauswirth
Bruna Iasi
Quang Ly
Claudine Morris
Sharon Wendley
Kathleen Y.
Georgia
Jenn Blair
Amber Dumbuya
Heather Epley
Tammy Holdip
Shelley Mitchell
Sherry Neal
Melissa Page
Tricia S.
Hawai’i
Liane V.
Hokkaido
Barry Mernin
Idaho
Glenda Funk
Illinois
Eniola Adesoye
Masuma Akter
Ifeanyi Akuchie
Bayinnah B.
Alexis Bryant
Leonardo Chung
Tina Curry
Maureen Daley
John Paul Dela Rosa
Jillian Henry
Martha Keller
Laura Krueger
Karen LeMaistre
Oluwatodimu Ogunade
Felix Boakye Oppong
Michelle R.
Jaci Sounhein
Helene Spak
Indiana
Sherry Ridgway
Christina Romero
April Witt
Iowa
Sheila Benson
Wren Bouwman
Andy Jiahao Liu
Peggy Oliver
Sarah Tharp
Megann Tresemer
Paige Whitlock
Kansas
Amanda L.
America Patton
Joy Stahl
Amanda Stinemetz
Kentucky
David Elias
Barbara Pino
Natasha Smith
Kingston
Denver Reid
Louisiana
Dawn Burton
Starlette Guillory
Casey Lefante
Joan Primeaux
Christine Weill
Ashlynn Wittchow
Maine
Doug McIntire
Maryland
Michelle Boswell
Karen Butler
Regina Kozimor
Erin Stutelberg
Katherine Wenerick-Bell
Massachusetts
Melissa C.
Sarah Cox
Sally Hoffman
Grand MacDermott
Catherine McShera
Kristine Myles
James Phelan
Susanne Rubenstein
Carie Ruggiano
Mexico City
Elizabeth Breen
Michigan
Sandra Boateng
Brittany Brewer
Mable Buchanan Palmer
Kailey Buetner
Akinkunmi Oseni
Hawanya Urquhart
Minnesota
Theresa Back
Eduard Garces
Sierra Gilbertson
Kevin H.
Erin Mulvany-Mankowski
Nasiba Norova
Bolape Olaosebikan
Stephanie Severson
Mississippi
Ashley Garrison
Kristin Javorsky
Rosemary Oliphant-Ingham
Kaitlyn Young
Missouri
Robin Gallaher
Catherine Miranda
Allyson Spires
Montana
Sheila Mei Pocdol
Daniel Spatzierath
Nebraska
Gabi Hoffman
Ann Marie Q.
Melanie S.
Sarah Staples-Farmer
Nevada
Benjamin K.
New Hampshire
Courtney Marshall
New Jersey
Maryam Alikhani
Minkyung Choi
Katherine Donahue
Natasha Doski
George Gallagher
Kelly Kays
Mary Krawczyk
Maria Lamattina
Lynn M. Love-Kelly
Kat Mancuso
Lexi Merring
Randi Metsch-Ampel
Stephanie “Tuc” Tucker
New Mexico
Norah Doss
Amy Everitt
Pat Graff
Mary Gutierrez
Raymond Lopez
New York
Jeff Allyn
Zachary Arthur
Svea Barrett
Josett Bernberg
Lisette Boer
Ben C.
Cory Chung
Tricia Clarke
Bridget Colabello
Katherine Cordova
Amanda DellUniversita
Annastecia Ebisike
Amy Estersohn
CherylAnn G.
Marcy Gamzon
Elizabeth Gibbs
Margaret Iuni
Jameelah Jones
Zainab Khan
Kirsten Kuhn
Salika Lawrence
Erica Liu
Alison Matika
Marlena Peduzzi
Candyce Pelfrey-Kennedy
Daniel Salzman
Racquel Stephenson
Alyssa Tenore
Karoline Trepper
Marilyn Walker
North Carolina
Patricia Albornoz
Layla Aldousany
Alyssa Reinhardt
Theresa Briggs
Tajsha Eaves
Stuart Robinson
Karen Joy Umila
Nora Webb
North Dakota
Damilola Olobaniyi
Ohio
Margaret Adie
Christina Blosco
Lauren Coreno
Tori Greathouse
Tamra Haram-Johnson
Brian Harrell
Dorian Harrison
Kelly Kriner
Jackie M.
Tina Marteney
Stephanie Reid
Kelli Rushek
Michelle Sprouse
Lorraine Tzeng
Oklahoma
Kelly Berry
Caroline F.
Kerry Friesen
Karen Maple
Mary Sloat
Deborah Yarbrough
Pennsylvania
Amy Bouch
Jim Brady
Jordan Caldwell
Anna Van Ness D.
Memory D’Agostino
Gabrielle Deveaux
Julia Grimshaw
Pamela Lindstrom
Rachel Nichols
Michelle Pehlman
Leah Pileggi
Emily Reed
Kara Rufo
Rhonda Sharp
Nicole Siffrinn
Jennifer Tannous
Roilyn W.
Jessica Whitelaw
Holly Wieczorkowski
Renee Worst
Puerto Rico
Anyeliz Pagán Muñoz
South Carolina
Terry Atkins
Shari Revels-Davis
Felicity Rhode
South Dakota
Laura Cruse
Taipei
Stephen Cravak
Michelle Slabbert
Tennessee
Denine Benedetto
Jessica Love
Barbara Sutton
Jennifer Williams
Texas
Kelly A.
Lois Barker
Soumi Chakraborti
Dulce D.
Martha D.
Marie Danysh
Roehl Joseph Dazo
Lesley Demshar
Elizabeth Eades
Gabriel Fernandez
Andrea Ferniany
Adriane Geronimo
Megan Griffin
Christina Guajardo
Dorothy Hall
Terri Harkey
Juleeta Harvey
Inez Hayes
Anne Marie Hilscjer
Bob Lynch
Emily McDonald
Wendy McGahey
Mohit Mehta
Olivia Modesto
Heather Pule
Maggie Raymond
Roberta Raymond
Kelly Tumy
Naomi Vela
Sylvia Watson
LaWanda Williams
Utah
Joseph Mayaki
Sheree Springer
Naomi Watkins
Shauna Wight
Virginia
Vanessa Chapman
LaToya Davis
Krista Gallagher
Laura Icardi
Dorothy S.
Amber V.
Washington
Lisa C.
Shannon N.
Washington, D.C.
Arnold Thomas Bigger
Wisconsin
Alexandra Bottorff
Alanna Harris
Abigail Kreisa