Teachers & Writers Collaborative awards the Bechtel Prize in recognition of an exemplary essay addressing important issues in the areas of creative writing education, literary studies, and/or the profession of writing.

T&W is seeking Bechtel Prize submissions that explore the teaching of creative writing in combination with another artistic discipline, such as dance, media arts, music, theater, or the visual arts; or with another academic discipline, such as math or history.

The winning essay appears in Teachers & Writers magazine, and the author receives a $1,500 honorarium. Authors of submissions selected as finalists for the award share honoraria of $500, and their essays may also be published in Teachers & Writers.