IWCA Journals & IWCA Press

Periodicals

  • The Writing Lab Newsletter edited by Muriel Harris, provides a monthly forum for writing center concerns during the academic year.
  • The Writing Center Journal, edited by Lauren Fitzgerald and Melissa Ianetta, offers in its two issues per year longer articles on writing center theory and research. E-mail: writingcenterjournal@english.udel.edu .

    • Writing Lab Newsletter and Writing Center Journal may be accessed full-text from several databases, including CompPile, Writing Lab Newsletter online, and Education Research Complete. Some of these databases require subscriptions, but others are open access. For a complete list of databases that provide full-text access to these two IWCA-affiliated journals, visit http://writingcenters.org/journal-access .

  • The IWCA Update Archive, 4.1-8.2 (ended publication with issue 8.2)

IWCA Press

Download the IWCA Press Books/CD Order Form here.

Currently, a search is underway for a new IWCA Press Editor.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Book manuscripts and proposals are welcome on subjects concerning writing centers and other related issues.

Full manuscripts:

Full manuscripts should be double-spaced and sent, along with a cover letter and a disk, preferably in Word Perfect. Please do not send unrevised theses or dissertations.

Book proposals:

Proposals, with one to three sample chapters, should include discussions of the following:

  1. Biographical information
  2. What other scholarly activities have you been involved in?
  3. How did you become interested in the project?

Professional context

  1. What is the scholarly context of your book?
  2. How does your book differ from other scholarship in the field?
  3. Who is your audience?
  4. How will they use the book?
  5. What are your objectives in writing it?

Organization

  1. The proposal should include an outline of chapters with a brief summary of each one.
  2. What illustrations, artwork, appendices, or bibliographies will be included?
  3. What do you anticipate will be your primary conclusions?
  4. What is the book’s focus?
  5. How is the book innovative?
  6. Length and time to completion
  7. At what stage is the manuscript in at the present time?
  8. How long will it take for the manuscript to be completed?
  9. What is the estimated length of the book in pages (assuming 250 words per page)?

Review Process:

Upon receiving a proposal we will make an initial determination as to the manuscript’s suitability for IWCA Press. Based upon this decision, we will either

  1. reject it
  2. send it to two readers for review

Upon receiving the readers’ responses we will either:

  1. reject the proposal
  2. ask for revision and re-submission
  3. ask for the full manuscript and set a time-table for completion

Upon receiving the full manuscript, we will:

  1. ask for revision or
  2. send out contract and time-table for publication

IWCA Press will be responsible for marketing.

Book writers will receive five complimentary copies. Book editors will receive two complimentary copies. Writers of individual chapters of books will receive one complimentary copy. Books will be registered with the Library of Congress and given ISBN numbers.

Send proposals and completed manuscripts to:

Byron Stay, General Editor
IWCA Press
P.O. Box 7007
16300 Old Emmitsburg Road
Emmitsburg, MD 21727

IWCA Update: IWCA Newsletter Archive (The IWCA Update ended publication with issue 8.2)

Volume 4, Issue 1

Volume 4, Issue 2

Volume 5, Issue 1

Volume 5, Issue 2

Volume 6, Issue 1

Volume 6, Issue 2

Volume 7, Issue 1

Volume 7, Issue 2

Volume 8, Issue 1

Volume 8, Issue 2

(c) 2009 International Writing Centers Association

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