Promising Young Writers - National Council of Teachers of English

Recipients of the Certificate of Recognition/First Class designation are listed by state below.

2024 Award Recipients

This year, schools nominated 177 students to participate in the Promising Young Writers Program. Students were nominated from 33 states and Puerto Rico, as well as Canada and South Africa.

Papers were judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

*No First Class recipients

Delaware*

District Of Columbia*

Florida

Georgia

Hawai’i*

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa*

Kansas

Kentucky*

Louisiana*

Maine*

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi*

Missouri

Montana*

Nebraska*

Nevada

New Hampshire*

New Jersey

New Mexico*

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota*

Ohio

Oklahoma*

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina*

South Dakota*

Tennessee

2023 Award Recipients

This year, schools nominated 146 students to participate in the Promising Young Writers Program. Of those, 56 were selected to receive the First Class designation, 58 received the Superior designation, 27 received the Excellent designation, and 5 received the Merit designation. Papers were judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

*No First Class recipients

American Schools Abroad

Canada

Alabama*

Alaska*

Arizona

Arkansas*

California

Colorado*

Connecticut

Delaware*

District Of Columbia

Florida*

Georgia*

Hawaii*

Idaho*

Illinois

Indiana*

Iowa*

Kansas

Kentucky*

Louisiana

Maine*

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi*

Missouri*

Montana*

Nebraska*

Nevada*

New Hampshire*

New Jersey

New Mexico*

New York

North Carolina*

North Dakota*

Ohio

Oklahoma*

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah*

Vermont*

Virginia

Washington State*

West Virginia*

Wisconsin*

Wyoming*

2022 Award Recipients

This year, 116 students were nominated. Of that number, 66 received Certificates of Recognition and 50 received Certificates of Participation. Each student submitted two pieces of writing, which were read by national judges. Papers were judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

*No winners

American Schools Abroad

Canada*

Alabama*

Alaska*

Arizona*

Arkansas*

California

Colorado*

Connecticut

Delaware

District Of Columbia*

Florida*

Georgia*

Hawaii*

Idaho*

Illinois

Indiana*

Iowa*

Kansas*

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts*

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi*

Missouri

Montana*

Nebraska*

Nevada*

New Hampshire*

New Jersey

New Mexico*

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota*

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina*

South Dakota*

Tennessee*

Texas

Utah*

Vermont*

Virginia*

Washington State

West Virginia*

Wisconsin*

Wyoming*

2021 Award Recipients

This year, 90 students were nominated. Of that number, 56 received Certificates of Recognition and 34 received Certificates of Participation. Each student submitted two pieces of writing, which were read by national judges. Papers were judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

*No winners

American Schools Abroad*

Canada*

Alabama*

Alaska*

Arizona*

Arkansas*

California

Colorado*

Connecticut

Delaware*

District Of Columbia*

Florida*

Georgia

Hawaii*

Idaho*

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas*

Kentucky*

Louisiana

Maine*

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi*

Missouri*

Montana*

Nebraska*

Nevada*

New Hampshire*

New Jersey

New Mexico*

New York

North Carolina*

North Dakota*

Ohio*

Oklahoma*

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina*

South Dakota*

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont*

Virginia*

Washington State

West Virginia*

Wisconsin*

Wyoming*