Each year SDCTE honors an author who has South Dakota ties. Nominees should have one or more pieces of commercially published work that has an impact on the state of South Dakota or is relevant to education.
Click below to nominate an Author of the Year.
2024 Achut Deng
2023 Layli Long Soldier
2022 Helen Frost
2020 VJ Smith
2019 Lee Ann Roripaugh
2018 Christine Stewart–Nuñez
2017 Sarah J. Pepper
2016 Patrick Hicks
2014 Dr. John Miller
2013 Marilyn Kratz
2012 Dr. Charles Woodard
2011 Mark St. Pierre
2010 Kevin Woster
2009 Kristie Thielen
2008 Brian Bedard
2007 Jean Patrick
2006 Joseph Marshall III
2005 Bernie Hunhoff
2004 David Allan Evans
2003 Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
2001 Dan O’Brien
2000 Paul Higbee
1999 Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
1998 Kent Meyers
1997 Linda Hasselstrom
1996 Kathleen Norris