News, Events, and Calls
- Traci Gardner, News Editor
We publish news from the WAC and writing communities. Visit to catch up on upcoming conferences, see calls for proposals, notices of newly published books and other scholarly projects, stories of WAC programs and practitioners in the news. If you have WAC news you want to share, please send a note to WACClearinghouseNews@gmail.com.
- October 31, 2023
- TextGenEd Seeks New Contributors
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The editors of TextGenEd, published in the WAC Repository, 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 a new, "Continuing Experiments" section of TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies. The work of teaching writing is a constant process of experimentation, revision, and collaboration, particularly when teaching with technologies that shift and evolve quickly.
- September 19, 2023
- WLN Joins the Clearinghouse
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The Clearinghouse is pleased to announce that WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship has become a member of its family of open-access publications.
- September 11, 2023
- The WAC Clearinghouse Names Four New Scholar Fellows
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The WAC Clearinghouse is delighted to announce its inaugural fellowship recipients for 2023-2024: Hannah Locher, Macy Dunklin, Leah Heilig, and Stephie Minjung Kang.
- August 30, 2023
- Prompt Journal Seeks Associate Editors
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Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments seeks applications for associate editors. Associate editors of Prompt publicize the journal to members of their fields and assist in the editorial process for submissions in their area(s) of relevant disciplinary expertise.
- August 27, 2023
- TextGenEd Collection Released
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The WAC Repository is pleased to announce the release of its collection, TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies. This digital collection addresses Generative AI, perhaps the most influential technology in writing in decades.
- August 15, 2023
- IWAC 2023 Edited Collection Call for Proposals
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The call for proposals is available for Writing Worldviews: The 2023 International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference Edited Collection. Responding to the crucial moment at which we stand as scholars and practitioners of writing and communicating across disciplines, the collection focuses on the role we have in using the power of language to affect worldviews and address calls for linguistic and social justice.
- July 24, 2023
- Award Winning Books from the Clearinghouse
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The summer awards season has been kind to Clearinghouse authors and editors, with three books receiving a total of four awards.
- July 5, 2023
- Prompt Joins the Clearinghouse
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Prompt: A Journal of Academic Writing Assignments has joined the WAC Clearinghouse family of journals. Prompt is a biannual, refereed online journal that publishes academic writing assignments accompanied by reflective essays.
- June 1, 2023
- WAC Clearinghouse Announces Three Paid Fellowships
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The WAC Clearinghouse is delighted to announce fellowship opportunities for new and early career scholars who are interested in expanding their editorial and administrative experience through involvement in one or more of our publishing venues. The fellowships include stipends of $1000 or $2000, depending on their length.
- May 25, 2023
- New Book: Adapting the Past to Reimagine Possible Futures
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The Clearinghouse is pleased to announce the publication of Adapting the Past to Reimagine Possible Futures: Celebrating and Critiquing WAC at 50. Developed from presentations at the Fifteenth International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, this edited collection celebrates the 50th anniversary of the WAC movement while also identifying innovative directions for writing pedagogies, program building and impact, and program mobilization.