Richard Braddock Award
This award honors the best scholarly article on writing or writing instruction published in College Composition and Communication in the previous year.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Eligibility cutoff for 2027 award)
Funding Amounts: Single annual award; amount not specified; recognition for best CCC article on writing/writing instruction.
Summary: Honors the most outstanding article on writing or writing instruction published in College Composition and Communication (CCC) in the preceding year.
Key Information: No nominations accepted; all eligible CCC articles are automatically considered.
Description
The annual award recognizes the author(s) of the most outstanding article on writing or the teaching of writing published in the journal College Composition and Communication (CCC) during the preceding calendar year. Established in memory of Richard Braddock, the award highlights exceptional scholarship that advances research and pedagogy in composition and rhetoric. The selection is made by a committee that reviews all refereed CCC articles published in the eligible year; no external nominations are accepted.
