Welcome to the 2026 Scholastic Writing Awards - Pittsburgh Region Digital Showcase

Welcome students, families, educators, school administrators, and community members to the Digital Showcase of the 2026 Scholastic Writing Awards - Pittsburgh Region. 

Navigate the 2026 winning submissions using the links on the left or navigating the clickable icons below:

Gold Key* 

Silver Key 

Honorable Mention

American Voices**  

National Medalists***

* Only Gold Key awardees move on to National judging against all Gold Key winners across the United States.  

** The top 5 Gold Keys.  These students are nominated to be judged nationally against other American Voice nominees.  

*** National medals are announced on 3/26/26 and will also be listed on the Point Park Honors Program website: https://www.pointpark.edu/academics/undergraduateacademics/honorsprogram/index

Literacy Resources and Ceremony Information:

Please click  and scroll to the bottom on the left-hand sidebar  to view Point Park University Honors and Pre-College Resources, Scholastic Links, and Writing Resources. 

Students who have won awards are invited to the Scholastic Writing Awards Ceremony at Point Park University, Pittsburgh Playhouse, on Saturday, March 28th.  Those invitations have been emailed.  If you / your student has not received the invitation to the Regional Ceremony, please email Leslie Wessner @ Lwessner@pointpark.edu

Curious about how the clickable icons work? These directions make navigation seamless.

• American Voices Nominee entries are listed alphabetically - just click the icon below or on the left-hand bar and look for the student name.

• Portfolio winning entries are listed alphabetically - just click the icon below or on the left-hand bar and look for the student name. 

• All other winning entries are found within the categories listed in the icons below and on the left-hand side. For instance, if a student submitted in the 'Critical Essay' category, please click on the 'Critical Essay' icon below or on the left. 

• Next, select the student grade.

• Next, three award types will appear (Gold Key, Silver Key, Honorable Mention). Click on the award the student received.

• Finally, all award winners are organized alphabetically.