The IWCA Outstanding Book Award is given annually. Members of the writing center community are invited to nominate books or major works that engage writing center theory, practice, research, and history for the IWCA Outstanding Book Award.
The nominated book or major work must have been published during the previous calendar year (2021). Both single-authored and collaboratively-authored works, by scholars at any stage of their academic careers, published in print or in digital form, are eligible for the award. Self-nominations are not accepted, and each nominator can submit one nomination only.
The book or major work should
- Make a significant contribution to the scholarship of or research on writing centers.
- Address one or more issues of long-term interest to writing center administrators, theorists, and practitioners.
- Discuss theories, practices, policies, or experiences that contribute to a richer understanding of writing center work.
- Show sensitivity toward the situated contexts in which writing centers exist and operate.
- Illustrate the qualities of compelling and meaningful writing.
- Serve as a strong representative of the scholarship of and research on writing centers.