2002 NCTE Promising Young Writer's Winners of CA
| Student | School | City | Student | School | City | |
| Samuel Chiu | Pioneer Junior HIgh | Upland | Emma Claudeanos | The Academy | Berkeley | |
| Bussey Ellis | St. Margaret's Episcopal | San Juan Capistrano | Lauren Ford | Viewpoint | Calabasas | |
| Harrison Frye | Viewpoint | Calabasas | Patrick Gallagher | Miller Middle | San Jose | |
| Claire Karoly | St Michael's Episcopal | Carmichael | Nastassia Kolosova | Miller Middle | San Jose | |
| Jesse Krompier | Dorris-Eaton | Walnut Creek | Daniel Lee | Miller Middle | San Jose | |
| Christina Liu | Miller Middle | San Jose | Anna Lopez | Santa Catalina | Monterey | |
| Alexandra Moritz | A. E. Wright Middle | Calabasas | Mackkenzie Most | A. E. Wright Middle | Calabasas | |
| Bridigitte Santana | El Roble Intermediate | Claremont | Megan Stroebel | Bonita Vista Middle | Chula Vista | |
| Brian Sumwalt | Bonita Vista Middle | Chula Vista | Melissa Weiss | A. E. Wright Middle | Calabasas | |
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Bonnie Rooney | |||||
| Hoover High School | ||||||
| Fresno, CA | ||||||