Special Section on Writing Centers: A friendly reminder that the deadline for Academic Exchange Quarterly‘s Winter 2013 special section on Writing Center Theory and Practice is approaching! Articles may explore issues of theory, practice, and experience in writing center work, including qualitative and empirical studies and discussions of pedagogy. Pieces may be submitted until the [...]

The International Writing Centers Association, an NCTE affiliate, announces the selection of Michele Eodice, Kerri Jordan, and Steve Price as the new editorial team for our official publication, The Writing Center Journal. As the co-editors, Michele, Steve, and Kerri’s vision for WCJ centers on community. They desire to maintain the scholarly integrity of the journal [...]

In our recent election, IWCA members elected ten new representatives to the IWCA Board. The candidates elected are Rebecca Hallman (Graduate Student Representative), Amber Jensen (Secondary Representative), Anna Britt Begnaud (Two-year College Representative), and At-large Representatives Kim Ballard, Jared Featherstone, Andrew Jeter, Melissa Nicolas, Steve Price, Steve Sherwood and Trixie Smith. Their two-year terms began [...]

The Southeastern Writing Center Association (SWCA) Executive Board is now accepting nominations for board member positions. 5 positions are open this year: 1.     Secretary 2.     Representative at Large 3.     Community College Representative 4.     Secondary School Representative 5.     Outreach Coordinator All nominees must be SWCA members and be willing to serve as described below.  Other information [...]

The University of South Florida Tampa campus will hold the SWCA Florida Director’s Day Out (DDO), October 12th from 9-4. The purpose of the DDO is to give everyone a day off, meet Florida neighbors, and gather some group wisdom. Instead of formal presentations, the DDO features group discussions and breakout sessions designed to  generate [...]

The IWCA is now accepting applications for scholarships of up to $500 to support participants’ attendance at the 2012 IWCA conference in San Diego, October 25-27. The application deadline is Monday, September 10 by midnight. To obtain the application for this scholarship, e-mail christopher.ervin@wku.edu . Individuals who have been accepted for a conference presentation (poster, [...]

Southeastern Writing Center Association The Southeastern Writing Center Association offers competitive scholarships for individuals within the SWCA region attending conferences for writing center research dissemination and/or professional development. Scholarship winners will receive a cash award and be recognized on the SWCA website. SWCA is currently accepting applications for scholarships to support attendance at the following [...]

Southern Discourse always needs writers! Whether you are new to publishing your work or a veteran, please consider submitting to this lively, widely read journal, the only writing center journal that publishes photographs. We publish work ranging in length from a short poem to 4000 words. Now Accepting Proposals or Manuscripts for Fall 2012. Download [...]

Members of the Writing Center community are invited to nominate books/major works for the IWCA Outstanding Book/Major Work Award. Given once a year in the past, the Outstanding Book/Major Work Award will be given once per biennium to correspond with the IWCA conference held in the fall of even years.  Please note the policies, criteria, [...]

A reminder: The biannual deadline to propose an IWCA Research Grant or Graduate Research Grant is July 1. The IWCA offers these grants to encourage scholars to apply and advance existing theories and methods or create new knowledge. The Research Grant supports quantitative, qualitative, theoretical, and applied projects associated with writing center research and application. [...]

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The International Writing Centers Association is proud to announce the recipient of the Best Article Award for 2011:Rebecca Babcock (University of Texas Permain Basin), “Interpreted Writing Center Tutorials with College-Level Deaf Students” (Linguistics and Education 22 [2011]: 95-117). The article was nominated by Therese Thonus. The IWCA’s Best Article Committee was chaired by Jackie Grutsch [...]

For the fourth year, the University of Oklahoma is offering 5 spots for non-University of Oklahoma doctoral students to attend Camp Completion.   The spots fill fast, so register soon: http://www.ou.edu/content/writingcenter/CampCompletion.html Camp Completion works best if you are a doctoral student past  (passed! :) the proposal stage in your writing. Camp Completion – May 21-23, 2012 [...]

By January 18, please nominate articles for the 2011 IWCA Outstanding Article Award. The award will be given at the IWCA Collaborative @ Cs in St Louis, on March 21, 2012. Please note the policies, criteria, and nominating process below. The following policies should be noted: *Nominated publications must be dated within the calendar year [...]

Director of the Writing and Media Help Center As part of a newly funded campus writing center, Iowa State University is seeking a Director of the Writing and Media Help Center (WMHC). The Director is responsible for the development and management of a comprehensive university-wide writing center. Duties include outreach to faculty related to writing [...]

From the NCTE website (http://www.ncte.org/college/awards/russell) “2011 Recipient - Neal Lerner The National Council of Teachers of English is pleased to announce Neal Lerner’s The Idea of a Writing Laboratory as the 2011 recipient of the David H. Russell Award.  The Idea of a Writing Laboratory provides a much needed historical examination of the intellectual foundations of [...]

Congratulations to the recently-elected IWCA Executive Officers. Beginning in November 2011, they will join Nathalie Singh-Corcoran (currently vice-president, to become president) and Roberta Kjesrud (currently president, to become past president) in comprising the 2011-13 executive leadership team. Here are our newly-elected leaders: Vice President: Kevin Dvorak (St. Thomas University) Secretary: Kerri Jordan (Mississippi College) Treasurer: Neal [...]

The Department of English and Communications at Tennessee Tech University (Cookeville, TN) is seeking applicants for Visiting Instructor / Visiting Assistant Professor positions. One or more positions available. Full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-track appointment to begin August 2011. This one-year contract may be renewed for up to three years,depending on department need and funding. QUALIFICATIONS: MA or [...]

Camp Completion! Get your dissertation going! The University of Oklahoma Writing Center is offering their third year of Camp Completion. They welcome dissertators from all over the world for this three day intensive camp. Registration is now open but limited to 24 graduate students. What? Camp Completion is a dissertation and thesis writing workshop sponsored [...]

We are seeking candidates for three open positions: Vice President Secretary Treasurer About the positions: Secretary and Treasurer are two year terms. The VP is a six year commitment (VP from 2011-13, President, 2013-15, Past President, 2015-17). All terms start at NCTE in fall of 2011. Duties of each office are described on the IWCA [...]