The IWCA-NCPTW 2010 Conference in Baltimore will feature a Friday and a Saturday Scholar-to-Scholar session. Often referred to in other disciplines as a “poster session,” this format offers researchers an opportunity to present their research directly, one to one or one to group  as audience members walk around the room, browsing and stopping when a [...]

EATAW is pleased to announce the Call for Narratives for the Keynote Panel of Peer-tutors for its 6th biennial conference in June 2011. One of the Keynote addresses at EATAW 2011 will be delivered by a Keynote Panel of Peer-tutor. The Keynote Panel of Peer-tutors will bring together a selection of peer-tutors from across Europe [...]

Our WC community now has an IWCA WC Assessment SIG, and our first efforts involve surveying the WC community about interests with assessment, needed knowledge/strategies, and concerns. Please take 10-20 minutes to answer our 8-question survey (9 questions if you volunteer to help facilitate the IWCA meeting), available at the link below http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HH2Y9D7 Kim Ballard [...]

Deadline extended to Friday, October 1. In the spirit of collaboration and to provide meaningful support to ongoing writing center research, the IWCA will host its inaugural Research Network Forum at this year’s IWCA-NCPTW Conference in Baltimore (November 4-6, 2010). The newly-formed RNF will feature researchers presenting works-in-progress (essay-length drafts, research plans, grant proposals, and [...]

The National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing is accepting travel-grant applications from undergraduate and graduate peer tutors who are presenting at the upcoming IWCA/NCPTW conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 4-6, 2010. Travel-grant applications must be received by September 20, 2010. Individual peer tutors who have been accepted for a conference presentation, panel, or [...]

Institute at a Glance Arrive on Sunday July 25 (or earlier) for Writing Centers 101 workshop: 3:00-5:00 pm Reception & Welcome dinner: 6:00- 9:00 Monday, July 26: Breakfast included; morning plenary sessions; lunch included; afternoon sessions; end by 4:30 Tuesday, July 27: Breakfast included; morning plenary sessions; lunch included; afternoon sessions; end by 4:30 Wednesday, [...]

Michelle LaFrance and Melissa Nicholas are conducting a study on faculty and staff perspectives on work in the writing center.  They have created a survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RBW8BHP, and are asking for your participation.  It should take 10-30 minutes to complete the survey, depending upon the length of your answers. They are hoping to disseminate this widely, [...]

The IWCA-NCPTW Baltimore Conference, November 4-6, 2010, is on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=114007828617602&ref=search&sid=0BtCPzxU-TpY1u8MO5KT4A.1078765252..1

Please join the IWCA’s Two Year College Task Force for our second monthly Talk Time (formerly called “webinar”) as per the information below. TITLE:  Connecting Two Year-College Writing Centers: A Conversation about Current Needs and Possible Resources FACILITATORS:  Sherri Winans , Brandi Blahnik, Clint Gardner, Curtis Burdette, and Jill Reglin DIALOGUE QUESTIONS: 1) What challenges [...]

Each year the East Central Writing Center Association (ECWCA) acknowledges the outstanding service provided by tutor/consultants throughout the region at our annual conference. Awards Certificates and $200 cash awards will be given in two categories:  Outstanding Tutor of the Year and Tutor Leadership.  Details about the awards and the nomination process are posted on our [...]

Overview The IWCA Collaborative 2010 program features sessions that are relevant to all writing center professionals and include topics such as: Making a case for centers in times of high stakes testing, assessment, and budget crises Identifying and rethinking best practices in tutoring and tutor training Understanding difference in writing center practice Implementing technology in [...]

The International Writing Centers Association and the National Conference on Peer Tutoring announce their joined conference to be held on November 4-6th, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, just blocks from Baltimore’s scenic Inner Harbor. Hosted by the Mid-Atlantic Writing Centers Association, the conference provides writing centers and composition communities [...]

Below are links to IWCA affiliated regional conferences for Spring 2010. The conferences are listed in chronological order according to the conference date, not according to proposal deadlines. Both dates are listed in bold near the beginning of the conference information; extended deadlines and other revised information will be included, but original deadlines and other [...]

Download a list of some of the writing-centered sessions at CCCC 2010 here.

The IWCA Board and Executive Council calls for nominations for Outstanding Article 2009. By February 1, please nominate articles for the 2009 Outstanding Article Award.  The award will be given at the IWCA Collaborative at Cs.  Please note the policies, criteria, and nominating process below. The following policies should be noted: * Nominated publications must [...]

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: ECWCA OUTSTANDING TUTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD & ECWCA TUTOR LEADERSHIP AWARD Deadline: Monday, March 1, 2010 Each year the East Central Writing Center Association (ECWCA) board members acknowledge the outstanding service provided by tutor/consultants throughout the region. Designed to celebrate the contributions of undergraduate-student, graduate-student, and staff writing center tutors, these [...]

The European Writing Centers Association is pleased to announce its 2010 conference at The American University of Paris Paris, France Crossing National Boundaries and Linguistic Borders: (Re)Thinking and (Re)Situating the Writing Center and WAC Connection in Europe and Beyond May 24 – 28, 2010 Conference Website: http://www.aup.edu/news/special_events/ewca2010.htm Keynote speakers:            Muriel Harris, Purdue University, US Chris [...]

Call for Proposals PACIFIC NORTHWEST WRITING CENTERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 9-10 April 2010 Western Oregon University www.wou.edu/writingcenter THEME: The Writing Center Effect: Collaboration, Professionalization, & Sustainability One tiny, seemingly unimportant event has the power to alter the whole of history and direct universal future. This phenomenon, known as the butterfly effect, is Edward Lorenz’s scientifically founded [...]

CFP: 2010 SWCA-sponsored Florida Statewide Conference March 5-6, 2010 @ Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Keynote Speaker Paula Gillespie, Florida International University Author of the Longman Guide to Peer Tutoring Co-Chairs Shanti Bruce, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University, SWCA Webmaster Kevin Dvorak, Ph.D., St. Thomas University, SWCA President 2010-2012 Proposal Deadline January 30, 2010 Theme [...]

As we gear up for another academic year with our students – the student consultants we work with and the students who find their way to us in the writing center – there are issues we find ourselves unable to ignore.  One year after a significant economic meltdown and subsequent freezes and cutbacks, we want [...]