The following articles have received recognition for their contributions to scholarship in writing studies.
| Article | Award |
|---|---|
| Anne Ruggles Gere, Anna V. Knutson, Naitnaphit Limlamai, Ryan McCarty, and Emily Wilson. (2018). A Tale of Two Prompts: New Perspectives on Writing to Learn Assignments. The WAC Journal View the Article | Best WAC Journal Article Focused on Pedagogy, Theory, or Practice 2021 (Honorable Mention) |
| Michelle Cox, Jeffrey Galin, and Dan Melzer. (2018). Building Sustainable WAC Programs: A Whole Systems Approach. The WAC Journal View the Article | Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2020 |
| Wendy Pfrenger. (2017). Cultivating Places and People at the Center: Cross-Pollinating Literacies on a Rural Campus. Journal of Basic Writing View the Article | Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2019 |
| Brian Hendrickson and Genevieve Garcia de Mueller. (2016). Inviting Students to Determine for Themselves What it Means to Write Across the Disciplines. The WAC Journal View the Article | Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2018 |
| Justin K. Rademaekers. (2015). Is WAC/WID Ready for the Transdisciplinary Research University? Across the Disciplines View the Article | Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2017 |
| Dan Melzer. (2015). Remedial, Basic, Advanced: Evolving Frameworks for First-Year Composition at the California State University. Journal of Basic Writing View the Article | Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2017 |
| Erika Amethyst Szymanski. (2014). Instructor Feedback in Upper-Division Biology Courses: Moving from Spelling and Syntax to Scientific Discourse. Across the Disciplines View the Article | Best of the Journals in Rhetoric and Composition 2015-2016 |
| Victor Villanueva. (2013). Subversive Complicity and Basic Writing Across the Curriculum. Journal of Basic Writing View the Article | Best of the Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals 2014 |
| Mya Poe. (2013). Re-Framing Race in Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum. Across the Disciplines View the Article | Best of the Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals 2013 |
| Steve Lamos. (2012). Minority-Serving Institutions, Race-Conscious “Dwelling,” and Possible Futures for Basic Writing at Predominantly White Institutions. Journal of Basic Writing View the Article | Best of the Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals 2013 |
| Matthew Pavesich. (2011). Reflecting on the Liberal Reflex: Rhetoric and the Politics of Acknowledgment in Basic Writing. Journal of Basic Writing View the Article | Best of the Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals 2012 |
| David Bartholomae and Beth Matway. (2010). The Pittsburgh Study of Writing. Across the Disciplines View the Article | Best of the Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals 2011 |
| John Harbord. (2010). Writing in Central and Eastern Europe: Stakeholders and Directions in Initiating Change. Across the Disciplines View the Article | Best of the Independent Rhetoric and Composition Journals 2010 |