News, Events, and Calls

The editors of TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies, a collection of early experiments in pedagogy with generative text technology, invite submissions for writing assignments using a range of text generation technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Markov chains, various Python libraries, etc.) to be included in the third edition of Continuing Experiments. Learn More.

Upcoming virtual workshop will explore critical AI literacy for multilingual students in writing instruction.

The podcast Beyond Conventions: Global Dialogues on Writing Studies has released its third episode, a conversation with the editors of the edited collection Nonnative English-Speaking Teachers of U.S. College Composition: Exploring Identities and Negotiating Difference.

Listen to the new episode and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify.

Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments has released Volume 9, Issue 1. The new issue highlights assignments in environmental communication, technical editing, health science, and three first-year writing course settings. View the new issue.

The podcast Beyond Conventions: Global Dialogues on Writing Studies has released its second episode. Hosted by Anna Habib and Esther Namubiru, the podcast brings together transnational scholars to provide cross-cultural understandings about writing, writing praxis, publishing, and research while interrogating assumptions from the US and North America.

Listen to the new episode and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify.

The Association for Writing Across the Curriculum and the WAC Clearinghouse are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2025 Writing Across the Curriculum Awards. These awards recognize contributions to the WAC community through scholarship, service, and achievement. The award recipients will be announced at the IWAC 2025 conference, which will be held on the campus of Colorado State University on July 16-19. Nominations can be submitted at https://wacawards.colostate.edu. Read the full news item for more information.

WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship has released volume 49, issue 2. It includes work by Bruce Bowles, Jr., Graham Stowe, Layli Miron, Nathan Gilmore, and Grady Hudson (with the last article, by Bowles and Hudson, including contributions from 17 writing consultants). You can view the new issue on the WLN home page.

The Clearinghouse is pleased to announce that the podcast Beyond Conventions: Global Dialogues on Writing Studies is now available for listening. Hosted by Anna Habib and Esther Namubiru, the podcast brings together transnational scholars to provide cross-cultural understandings about writing, writing praxis, publishing, and research while interrogating assumptions from the US and North America.

You can listen and subscribe to the podcast on Spotify. View more information in the full news release.