Congratulations 2026 San Francisco and Marin County Scholastic Writing Awards recipients!

View the full list of works recognized in the 2026 San Francisco and Marin County Writing Region of the Scholastic Writing Awards below!

A panel of professional novelists, editors, teachers, poets, librarians, journalists, and other literary professionals selected these works from 374 works submitted this year.

• 72 Honorable Mentions awarded to promising works
• 42 Silver Keys awarded to distinguished works
• 26 Gold Keys awarded to the most accomplished works
• 5 American Voice Nominees selected as the strongest regional works

Gold Keys are automatically forwarded for consideration at the national level of the Scholastic Writing Awards.

To recognize their outstanding work, this year's Gold Key, Silver Key, and Honorable Mention recipients are invited, along with their guests, teachers, and our esteemed jurors, to the 2026 Awards Ceremony for the DC Metro Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!

• Date: Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
• Time: 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM PT
• Place: the San Francisco Public Library's Koret Auditorium (100 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102).
• RSVP form link

American Voices Nominees

• Dylan Lachance of Lick-Wilmerding High School for 4% Won’t Cut It in the Fight for Kids’ Lives (Critical Essay)
• Julia Howe of Lick-Wilmerding High School for Beloved1_Beloved2_Beloved3_Beloved4 (Short Story)
• Jahan Zubair of Novato High School, for I Love My Guts (Screenplays & Scripts)
• Gavin Choi of Lowell High School, for I Took A Psychotic Walk Today (Flash Fiction)
• Harper Lind of Urban School Of San Francisco, for Sweetbitter (Personal Essay & Memoir)

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