Young Authors Awards

Catholic teachers are proud to sponsor the annual Young Authors Awards/Prix Jeunes Écrivains. The awards celebrate the writing talents and accomplishments of students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, who submit short stories, poems, and nonfiction articles (e.g. reflection or report) written in either English or French.

There are three levels of competition: School, Unit, and Provincial. The first place winners at the School level advance to the Unit level, and the first place winners in each Unit advance to the Provincial competition. A  collection of winning entries is published in book form each year.

Provincial winners are announced at the June Council of Presidents and certificates are issued to all provincial entries.  Provincial plaques will be issued to all provincial winners and provincial winners will be published in a commemorative booklet.

Members are invited to apply to serve on the Provincial Selection Committee. Representative teams of elementary and secondary teachers across the province will be chosen to form subcommittees for the provincial selection process. Information regarding judging criteria and procedures will be provided to those selected, and judges will receive a small honorarium for their time.

To apply for the 2023 Provincial Selection Committee, complete the application form here by February 23, 2023.

For more information, please contact your School’s OECTA Staff Representatives.

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