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Rationale Writing Team

If you would like to be part of our rationale writing team, please fill out the form below. We are looking for writers to be involved in multiple ways, as your schedule allows. Please fill out this form to join the team, and we will follow up with additional information. There is a second form on this page for submitting completed rationales. Please scroll down for additional information. You can submit a rationale of your choice for review and potential addition to the rationale database, indicate if you would like to be assigned a title, or learn more about the process.

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Submit a Rationale

Please use this form to submit a completed rationale. The Standing Committee Against Censorship created a new How to Write a Rationale Template in 2022 that we ask all submitting members to use. We are currently working on a new version in 2024 and are open to additional feedback at IntellectualFreedom@ncte.org.

NCTE staff will follow up with next steps as soon as possible.

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  • Rationale Submission

    Please use the How to Write a Rationale template linked above to write a rationale. You may submit a completed rationale by uploading it using this form. Or you may submit via email at IntellectualFreedom@ncte.org.

    NCTE will contact you with additional next steps and follow up information regarding your submission after it is received.
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      NCTE recognizes Penguin Random House Education for providing supplementary funding to this project.