Judging Student Writing Award

Judge – NCTE Student Writing Awards 

NCTE offers three annual Student Writing Awards:

• Achievement Awards in Writing (grades 10 and 11)
• Promising Young Writers (grade 8)
• Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (middle school, high school, and higher education)

The Council also often hosts various themed National Writing Awards, such as Celebrating Black Writers and The Humanities and a Freer Tomorrow.

Judge – Achievement Awards in Writing, Promising Young Writers

Two or more judges read each composition electronically and score using a rubric and guidelines. Judges are assigned submissions from any state or location outside of their own. The judging process is usually March – May of each year.

Judge – Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines (REALM)

Each magazine entry is evaluated by two or more judges working independently. Judges examine a variety of aspects of each magazine using a scoring sheet and pertinent information provided by the entering schools. The judging process takes place in the fall each year.

Please sign up here if you would like to volunteer.

Questions? Send an email to studentwriting@ncte.org (for Achievement Awards in Writing, Promising Young Writers, and National Writing Awards), or to realm@ncte.org (REALM).