NCTE Promising Young Writers Program

Katelyn  V, eighth grader, has been selected as a winner in the
2012 program sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of
English. Open to eighth graders, schools nationwide nominated
276 students. Out of the 85 outstanding writers selected, only
three including Katelyn were from Ohio. Each school is only
allowed a few nominees.  Each student submitted two pieces
of writing, which were evaluated by two judges on the basis of
content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization,
development, and style.

She is “presented with a certificate in recognition of her writing
talents and of the importance of writing,” according to Kent
Williamson, the Executive Director of the program. The results
of the 2012 program are posted on the NCTE website http://
www.ncte.org/awards/student/pyw/2012.