Young Writers Contest (YWC)

2023 YWC Anthologies Have ARRIVED!

“And now," cried Max, "let the wild rumpus start!” - Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are

The Oklahoma Council Teachers of English is proud to announce this year's winners of the 2023 Young Writers Contest! We couldn't be more honored
to bring you these local youth voices.

Below are the PDF versions and links to Amazon should you wish to purchase a bound, paperback version for both the 6th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade anthology categories.

The Spring Awards Ceremony will be Saturday, April 15, 2023 at OSU-Stillwater, Willard Hall, so stay turned for more details. Contact the YWC Coordinator Sarah Donovan at [email protected] for more information.

Anthology PDF links:
6th-8th grade: HERE
9th-12th grade: HERE
Amazon Paperback Versions:
6th-8th grade: HERE
9th-12th grade: HERE

2023 Young Writers Anthology
Teachers! Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English (OKCTE) is looking forward to reading your students' writing for the annual YWC Anthology, published on Amazon; OkState English Education; and the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English.

Please take a look at the information packet about the Young Writers Anthology for grades 6-12. There are tutorials for teachers (especially if you are new to teaching writers) and rubrics that are student friendly. They are more like checklists that students can use during peer revision.

Click HERE for more information.

2022 Young Writers Contest WINNERS Announced!

This year, the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English
celebrates two Oklahoma student anthologies:
one for writers in grades 6-8 and one for writers in grades 9-12.

Student work was recognized among over 500 submissions and will be published in the 2022 Young Writers Anthology available on the OKCTE website and Amazon!
CLICK to view 6th-8th Anthology
6-8 (PDF)
6-8 on Amazon
CLICK to view 9th-12th Anthology
9-12 (PDF)
9-12 on Amazon
The Spring Awards Ceremony will be Saturday, April 23, 2022 at OSU-Stillwater, Willard Hall. RSVP/QUESTIONS?
Contact the YWC Coordinator: Sarah Donovan at [email protected].

GRADES 6-8

The Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English congratulates the artists and writers in grades 6-8 in the athnology. Click HEfinal_okcte.ywanthology_6-8__5_.pdfRE to access the 6-8 anthology.

GRADES 9-12

The Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English congratulates the artists and writers in grades 9-12final_okcte.yw_anthology_9-12__2_.pdf in the athnology. Click HERE to access the 6-8 anthology.

Congratulations, Abhimanyu Sukhdial!

Abhimanyu Sukhdial, a student in Shaila West’s Advanced Language Arts class at Stillwater Junior High, was recently awarded a Certificate of Recognition for his work from the National Council of Teachers of English.

Abhimanyu submitted his writing to the Promising Young Writers Program and the certificate he received is the highest honor the national chapter awards to young scribes. Additionally, he is the only Oklahoma student to receive this recognition.

Please join us in congratulating Abhimanyu on this impressive honor.

2021 YWC
Anthology