Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines 2008
 
NCTE’s Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines (PRESLM) recognizes students, teachers, and schools for producing excellent literary magazines.

The program’s mission is to encourage all schools to develop literary magazines, seeking excellence in writing and school-wide participation in production.  Participation in the program serves as an inducement for improving the quality of school literary magazines.

PRESLM evaluates and ranks middle school, junior high, and high school literary magazines.  Critiques of individual magazines are not provided. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities 2007-2008.

Eligibility
The student literary magazine program is open to all senior high, junior high, and middle schools throughout the United States, Canada, Virgin Islands, and to American schools abroad. Only one entry may be submitted per school. In cases where a school publishes more than one magazine or more than one issue per year, a selection committee should be formed at the school to select the best entry. Two or more schools may not join to submit one entry. District wide magazines produced by student staff are eligible if such magazines are developed in a district that does not have individual school literary magazines. Note: The following types of magazines are not eligible: K-elementary magazines and other kinds of publications, e.g., newspapers, yearbooks. Evidence of plagiarism will disqualify a magazine.

Entry Instructions
Entry fee of $25.00 to cover administrative costs is required.

Magazines submitted must have been published between September of the previous year and July of the entry year.  Compete the entry form--type or print the information and send completed entry form with $25.00 fee (check made payable to NCTE); or your credit card information to:

PRESLM
National Council of Teachers of English
1111 W. Kenyon Road
Urbana, IL 61801-1096

Send three copies of the entry form and three copies of the literary magazine to your state coordinator no later than June 30, 2008. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard if notification of entry receipt is desired.

Address list for 2008 state oordinators will be available in late May. You may send an email to  to request the coordinator address for your state. 

NOTE: Do not send magazines to NCTE.

Entry Form
A PDF version of the 2008 brochure will be available in November.

You'll need a copy of the latest version of Acrobat Reader to open the entry form. Earlier versions of Acrobat Reader will not display the file properly; you need Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher. The Acrobat Reader download is free from the Adobe web site. If you don't have a copy of Acrobat Reader installed, please download and install the program before clicking on the entry form link.

With Acrobat Reader installed, click on the preview file you want to view.  The files will appear in your web browser.  Use the Print command under the File menu to print a copy for yourself.

Request an Entry Form
To request an entry form, send email to  or write to Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines, National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. 
 
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