{"id":180,"date":"2022-08-25T09:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T13:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/?page_id=180"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:15:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T16:15:58","slug":"bechtel-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/bechtel-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bechtel Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each year <em>Teachers &amp; Writers Magazine<\/em> awards the Bechtel Prize and a $1,000 honorarium for an essay describing a creative writing teaching experience, project, or activity that demonstrates innovation in creative writing instruction.\u00a0<strong>T&amp;W will begin accepting submissions for the 2025 Bechtel Prize in the fall of 2024<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bechtel Prize is named for Louise Seaman Bechtel, who was an editor, author, collector of children\u2019s books, and teacher. In 1919, Bechtel became the first person to lead a juvenile book department at an American publishing house. Bechtel helped establish the field of children\u2019s literature and was a tireless advocate for the importance of literature in children\u2019s lives. This award honors her legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 Bechtel Prize Submission Guidelines<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We are looking for essays that describe a project or activity that got students excited about writing and fostered a vibrant and dynamic culture of literacy in the classroom. We welcome essays about projects that carved a space for students to reflect on the events of the past year (eg. public health, remote learning, social justice, etc.). The experience\/project\/activity should be one that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>helped students identify as writers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>opened new pathways to creative writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engaged students in all parts of the writing process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promoted connections between reading and writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>supported the publication of student writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The essay itself should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Share actual classroom experience, including how students engaged with the project (in other words, this should not be a planned project but one that has already taken place).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on the classroom experience and what makes it innovative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus on teaching creative writing (eg. poetry, fiction, playwriting). Please do not send essays that have to do with teaching academic writing or teaching literature in general.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The essay selected to receive the Bechtel Prize will be published in&nbsp;<em>Teachers &amp; Writers Magazine<\/em>, and the author will receive a $1,000 award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Submission Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Essays must be previously unpublished and under 2,500 words. They should include a cover page with the essay title, author\u2019s name, e-mail address, phone number, and a brief bio (no more than 150 words).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send submissions in Word or PDF format via Submittable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submissions will be judged anonymously. The author\u2019s name and address must not appear anywhere on the essay.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Authors of the Bechtel Prize winning essay and finalists must permit T&amp;W to publish their essays in&nbsp;<em>Teachers &amp; Writers Magazine<\/em>. T&amp;W reserves the right to edit essays for publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions that do not conform to the above guidelines will not be reviewed for the Bechtel Prize. Submissions are only being accepted through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twc.submittable.com\/SUBMIT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submittable.com<\/a>. \u00a0Please do not email submissions. Selection criteria for the Bechtel Prize include the proposal\u2019s relevance and appropriateness for readers of\u00a0<em>Teachers &amp; Writers Magazine<\/em>, most of whom teach writing at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary level.\u00a0<em>Teachers &amp; Writers Magazine\u00a0<\/em>publishes work that is concise, lively, and geared to a general audience. Prospective entrants for the Bechtel Prize are encouraged to visit the magazine to become familiar with the work of Teachers &amp; Writers and to\u00a0read past winners\u00a0of the award. <strong>T&amp;W will begin accepting submissions for the 2025 Bechtel Prize in the fall of 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions regarding these guidelines may be sent to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:bechtel@twc.org\">bechtel@twc.org<\/a>. Please do not send submissions by email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twc.submittable.com\/submit\/244324\/2023-bechtel-prize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>SUBMIT HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Previous winners of the Bechtel Prize<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 &#8211; Abriana Jett\u00e9 &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/flexing-our-rhyming-muscles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flexing Our Rhyming Muscles: Introducing the Ghazal<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 &#8211; William Camponovo &#8211; \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/you-must-change-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You Must Change Your Life: Demystifying and Remystifying Poetry in the Classroom<\/a>\u201d<br><br>2022 &#8211; Shilpi Suneja &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/multilingual-approaches-toward-english-prose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Multilingual Approaches Toward English Prose<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2021 &#8211; Paola Cap\u00f3-Garc\u00eda &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/making-sense-of-it-all-high-school-poetry-in-the-age-of-zoom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Making Sense of It All: High School Poetry in the Age of Zoom<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 &#8211; Amy Young &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/jibseria-a-garden-mythology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jibseria: A Garden Mythology<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 &#8211; Emily James &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/at-first-the-ground-shakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">At First, the Ground Shakes<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 &#8211; Julie Landsman &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/words-images-and-music-how-we-enter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Words, Images, and Music: How We Enter<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2017 &#8211; M.K. Rainey &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/i-hate-writing-on-the-necessity-of-being-vulnerable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I Hate Writing: On the Necessity of Being Vulnerable<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2016 &#8211; Christian McEwen &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/alastair-reid-traveling-light\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alastair Reid: Traveling Light<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2013 &#8211; Chris Belden &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/inside-words-how-to-teach-writing-in-prison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inside Words: How to Teach Writing in Prison<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2012 &#8211; Barbara Flug Colin &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/teachersandwritersmagazine.org\/now-lets-stare-at-the-purple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Now Let\u2019s Stare at the Purple<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2011 &#8211; Janet L. 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