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Posted: 31 August 2010

US-based researchers are investigating 'the current state of action research on writing, a form of applied or pedagogical research in which teacher-scholars research their own students, classrooms, pedagogical practices, curricula, or programs with the intention of using the results to improve student learning and/or educational quality'. Please see the document here for more details, including a survey to be returned.

Professional and Higher announces the foundation of a publishing programme dedicated to Creative Writing Studies.

Posted: 22 July 2010

Please see here for more details.

M/C - Media and Culture calling for contributors to the 'pig' issue of M/C Journal

Posted: 6 July 2010

M/C Journal is looking for new contributors. Founded in 1998, M/C is a
crossover journal between the popular and the academic, and a blind- and
peer-reviewed journal. Our Website at http://journal.media-culture.org.au/
provides open access to all past issues.

To find out how and in what format to contribute your work, visit
http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/about/submissions.

TWN Colloquium 2010 Writing the Future - call for papers

Posted: 23 June 2010

The TWN Colloquium 2010 invites you to submit an abstract for this exciting writing event.

The call for papers includes academic, creative and professional writing and the teaching of writing.

Abstracts will be accepted until Monday 27 September, 2010.

Please see the colloquium website for further details.

Call for Papers - Cultural Studies Association of Australasia

Posted: 26 May 2010

'A Scholarly Affair' 7-9 December 2010 Byron Bay, NSW

Panel and/or Paper Proposals due by Friday 6 August 2010

Online Abstract Submission NOW OPEN

Conference Website

Featured Speakers:

Vinay Lal, UCLA and University of Delhi

Gerard Goggin, University of New South Wales

Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney

Melissa Lucashenko, author

Catherine Manathunga, University of Queensland

Final Call for Papers - AAWP Annual Conference

Posted: 17 May 2010

The final call for papers for this years conference can be found here. Please ensure you submit your abstracts by the due dates indicated. Membership of the AAWP is a requirement for those wishing to present papers at the conference.

TEXT latest issue available now

Posted: 17 May 2010

Please see the TEXT website for a new issue.

Questionnaire - seeking respondents

Posted: 13 May 2010

Deborah Hunn is a Lecturer in the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts at Curtin University D.Hunn@curtin.edu.au. She is seeking respondents to a questionnaire that is part of a research project that examines the participation of emergent writers in online fan fiction forums and/or hard copy zine making (whether or not fan oriented). The project seeks to explore the ways in which such practices shape the skills and knowledge of emergent writers.

AAWP Annual Conference

Posted: 10 May 2010

More information is available about the AAWP Annual Conference 'Strange Bedfellows or Perfect Partners' at the conference website here.

Please see the final call for papers for the event here.

The Text Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing

Posted: 27 April 2010

Published and unpublished authors of all ages are encouraged to enter manuscripts suitable for a young adult or children's readership.

Entries must be received between 3 May and 4 June 2010.

Please contact Text Publishing on the number below if you have any questions.

Text Publishing
Tel: +61 3 8610 4500
Email: books@textpublishing.com.au

NAWE Conference 2010, 12-14 November 2010, Cheltenham Park Hotel

Posted: 13 April 2010

You set the agenda

NAWE members are invited to submit proposals to this essential UK event for writers working in all educational and community contexts.

The NAWE Conference enables writers to share their various approaches to teaching writing at all levels and to address current issues. We are open to any suggestions in terms of presentation format but we are likely to give preference to workshop sessions or discussions where delegates can be most actively involved.

Call for Submissions - Islet online journal

Posted: 9 April 2010

Are you an emerging writer or visual artist?
Island magazine is very pleased to call for submissions to lslet, its new online publishing space.
Islet publishes a free, quarterly collection of small works by emerging writers and visual artists.
For pay rates, maximum word lengths, and detailed submission guidelines, please visit the website: www.islet.com.au

Call for submissions for The Australian Association of Writing Programs’ 2010 Anthology

Posted: 5 March 2010

See flyer here.

AAWP Postgraduate Prize for Best Conference Paper 2009

Posted: 4 March 2010

The Postgraduate Prize for the Best Conference Paper is open to Postgraduate conference participants each year. The aim of the competition is to encourage excellence in research and scholarship in the academic Creative Writing discipline, and to reward Postgraduate research candidates participating in the AAWP conference for their achievements in writing excellent conference papers.

Call for Papers - Katherine Mansfield symposium

Posted: 5 February 2010

KATHERINE MANSFIELD, THE ‘UNDERWORLD’ AND THE ‘BLOOMS BERRIES’
A SYMPOSIUM HOSTED BY WRITING AND LITERARY STUDIES, SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
RMIT UNIVERSITY,
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
4-5 JUNE 2010
Website

Call for Papers - 2010 AAWP Annual Conference

Posted: 5 February 2010

RMIT University, Melbourne, in conjunction with the Australian Association of Writing Programs, is pleased to announce the Australian Association of Writing Program’s 15th annual conference: STRANGE BEDFELLOWS or PERFECT PARTNERS – The role of literary studies in creative writing programs 25 – 27 November, 2010, Melbourne, Australia.
Please see link for details.

Call for Contributions

Posted: 2 February 2010

A History of the AAWP

Deadline 1 June 2009, earlier if possible.

Call for papers - Popular Entertainment Studies

Posted: 18 December 2009

SECOND CALL FOR ARTICLES
Popular Entertainment Studies
An interdisciplinary peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the investigation of all aspects of popular entertainments.

New publishing opportunity

Posted: 11 December 2009

Call for submissions

Islet is a new online companion to Island magazine's existing print journal, and will publish a free quarterly collection of works by emerging writers and visual artists.

Islet accepts poetry, fiction, and reviews, with size the only limitation: we are committed to publishing small works. Maximum lengths: poetry -- 25 lines; fiction -- 600 words; reviews -- 400 words. Our pay rates are $50 for a poem and $75 per prose work (fiction or review).

October Newsletter now available

Posted: 4 November 2009

The October newsletter is now available here.