While you’re attending #NCTE25 in Denver, take a moment to explore the many ways that you can engage with NCTE publications—both during the Convention and throughout the year! And be sure to visit NCTE Central (near Registration) to find featured publications and merchandise.
Read on to find out how you can
- learn from NCTE authors at the Convention,
- become a published author yourself, and
- explore the vast range of NCTE publications!
LEARN!
Many authors of NCTE books are presenting at the 2025 Convention. View a sampling below!
NCTE Author Strand Sessions
Friday, November 21, 9:30–10:45 a.m. MT
Session AS-E.01, Room 710/712, Colorado Convention Center (Meeting Room Level)
NCTE Author Strand: Building Critical Literacy and Empathy with Graphic Novels
Drawing on material from his book, DeHart presents ideas for working on close reading and writing skills with high school students. Both theory and practical applications from the classroom will be shared.
Presenter: Jason D. DeHart, Wilkes Central High School
Friday, November 21, 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. MT
Session AS-F.01, Room 710/712, Colorado Convention Center (Meeting Room Level)
NCTE Author Strand: Mentoring Youth Writers and Disruption through Design
Meet and learn from the authors of two new NCTE books: Wendy Williams shares strategies from her book Mentoring Youth Writers: Six Strategies to Bring Out the Author in Every Student. Amber Warrington and Michelle Fowler-Amato share a new vision of professional learning from their forthcoming book Disruption through Design: Professional Learning That Empowers and Ignites Change.
Chair: Cathy Fleischer, Principles in Practice Imprint Editor
Presenters:
Michelle Fowler-Amato, Old Dominion University
Amber Warrington, Boise State University
Wendy R. Williams, Arizona State University
Friday, November 21, 3:30–4:45 p.m. MT
Session AS-J.01, Room 710/712, Colorado Convention Center (Meeting Room Level)
NCTE Author Strand: Joyful Literacies in Secondary English Language Arts
In this session, teachers will explore ways to incorporate joyful literacies into their classrooms. By finding spaces for student engagement, teachers will discover how Joyful Literacies in Secondary English Language Arts offers students opportunities for analysis, research, synthesis, and evaluation through multimodality, pop culture, video games, and digital literacies.
Presenters:
Christian Goering, University of Arkansas
Megan Yates Grizzle, Farmington High School
Kathryn Hackett-Hill
Holly Sheppard Riesco, University of Arkansas
WRITE!
Attend the Meet the NCTE Editors Roundtable Session
Saturday, November 22, 2:45-4:00 p.m. MT
Session O.1, Mile High Ballroom 2C, Colorado Convention Center (Ballroom Level)
Don’t miss the opportunity to meet journal and book editors, explore the publishing possibilities available with NCTE and with other publications, and discuss specific project ideas with the editors.
Submit an Article to an NCTE Journal
Interested in writing an article for publication? English Education (the journal of ELATE: English Language Arts Teacher Educators) and NCTE’s 10 other peer-reviewed journals welcome your contributions. Visit this page for links to the submission guidelines for each journal. There’s a journal for every interest and teaching level.
Submit a Book Proposal
We’re looking for manuscripts that represent the rich diversity of our profession, provide practical solutions, offer effective teaching strategies, and demonstrate NCTE’s long-standing commitment to sound theory and research.
We welcome proposals from teachers, theorists, researchers, and administrators in English language arts, literacy, English education, and English studies. We welcome new voices in the field, and we encourage proposals from classroom teachers and first-time authors as well as established authors. Check out our book proposal submission guidelines.
Contribute to ReadWriteThink.org
Since 2002, ReadWriteThink has provided literacy educators with access to an ever-growing collection of free educational materials including hundreds of lesson plans, calendar resources, prints, and interactive tools. The site has consistently been one of the most information-rich literacy resources on the internet.
ReadWriteThink relies on experienced literacy educators to write and review the content that appears on the site. If you have lessons plans, activities, or other ideas you’d like to contribute, this is the place to share them. Or maybe you would rather become one of our reviewers. Learn more and sign up to contribute.
READ!
- Explore the most recent NCTE catalog or browse our online store for new and time-tested books for literacy educators’ professional learning. You can also subscribe to a journal, learn about our quick-reference guides, and stock up on NCTE merchandise.
- Explore the latest and previous issues of The Council Chronicle, NCTE’s member magazine, for feature articles, interviews, and classroom resources.
- NCTE members can access a huge archive of NCTE journals!