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The Writing Commons: CFP Extended To Friday 23 January

The call for papers for ‘The Writing Commons: Research and Pedagogy in Writing and Discourse’, the Seventh Annual Conference of
the Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing (CASDW / ACR) has been extended to this Friday, 23 January. The Conference takes places at the University of Ottawa – Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Saturday, May 30 to Monday, June 1, 2015.

CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite papers on all aspects of writing studies for the seventh annual conference of CASDW/ACR, the largest gathering of writing studies scholars in Canada.  In particular, we invite papers on research into discourse and on writing theory and pedagogy connecting with our theme of The Writing Commons. This theme suggests multiple interpretations of “common” and the intersections of these meanings with writing.
Papers might address topics such as:
·         the nature of public discourse and public writing; past, present, or future of public discourses
·         writing commonplaces: beliefs and perceptions about writing and writing pedagogy; how these commonplaces are challenged or supported
·         the  writing centre as a “writing commons”
·         writing to build public knowledge, disciplinary knowledge, or the professions
·          common versus individual voice(s) and identities in writing
·         writing and accessibility: who needs access and improving access
·         the role of writing in academic institutions: democratic impulses and policy making
·         writing and resources – what we have, what we share, what we need to protect
Papers that address the 2015 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences theme of Capital Ideas s are also welcome.
We invite papers that draw on work in genre studies, rhetorical theory, writing studies, writing centre theory and practice, and professional and technical writing research and practice. We welcome papers that connect with CASDW’s heritage as a place for sharing research on technical and professional writing as well as those that connect with its more inclusive mission to examine all forms of discourse and writing and to explore pedagogical practices and innovations.
The proposal deadline is now January 23, 2015 (See Proposal Requirements)
Ÿ  For more information about CASDW and to join the association or renew your membership,
please visit http://casdwacr.wordpress.com/about/
Ÿ  For more information about the Congress or to register, visit www.congress2015.ca

Postgraduate Prize Winners For 2014

The AAWP is delighted to announce the winners of the Postgraduate Prize for the most outstanding paper presented at the 19th Annual Conference at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand, in 2014.

The winner is Lisa Smithies (Melbourne University) for her paper ‘Playing with Gaps: Cognitive Science and the Creative Writer’. Extract from judges’ comments: a balanced, generous and memorable piece of writing.

Highly Commended is Shari Kocher (Melbourne University) for her paper ‘Flying into the eye of the volcano: Dickinson’s volcano imagery in Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red’. Extract from judges’ comments: This paper is extremely erudite. It weaves fine threads with a poised hand.

Prizes total $400, and the winner is offered the opportunity to co-edit the conference proceedings.

The Postgraduate Prize for most outstanding conference paper is open to postgraduate conference participants each year. It aims to encourage and reward excellence in research and scholarship in creative writing. Papers are ranked according to the following criteria: clarity of the research question; significance of the inquiry; originality in thought and approach; appropriateness of the writing style. The judges commented that a number of papers were in very close contention for the top prizes this year.

The AAWP warmly congratulates Lisa and Shari for their exceptionally engaging papers. Thanks as well to all the postgraduates who submitted their papers for consideration, and we look forward to seeing you at the next AAWP conference.

AAWP Postgraduate Prize: Submissions Close 15 December

To celebrate and reward postgraduate excellence in research, the AAWP is again awarding prizes for the best scholarly papers presented in the referreed stream by postgraduates at the Annual Conference. The winner receives a prize of $300 value and highly commended a prize of $100. The winner is also invited to co-edit the Conference Proceedings, a valuable career opportunity. The criteria used by the judges are: clarity of the research question; significance of the inquiry; originality in thought and approach; appropriateness of the writing style. Prizes at this level represent a significant addition to the CV of recipients, so all eligible postgraduates are encouraged to submit final versions of their papers to Dr Julia Prendergast (j.prendergast@deakin.edu.au) by 15 December 2014.Copies of the entry conditions can be downloaded here. The results of the prize will be announced in February 2015.

New Writing Viewpoints

To celebrate the forthcoming publication of Towards a Poetics of Creative Writing by Dominique Hecq, Multilingual Matters are offering all the books from their ‘New Writing Viewpoint’ series at 60% discount until this Sunday, November 30, 2014. Just use the code CREATIVE60 at the checkout when buying the books from their website (http://www.multilingual-matters.com/).

The titles included in this offer are: Does the Writing Workshop Still Work? edited by Dianne Donnelly, Establishing Creative Writing Studies as an Academic Discipline by Dianne Donnelly, Key Issues in Creative Writing edited by Dianne Donnelly and Graeme Harper, On Creative Writing by Graeme Harper, Creative Writing Studies edited by Graeme Harper and Jeri Kroll, The Creativity Market edited by Dominique Hecq, Towards a Poetics of Creative Writing by Dominique Hecq,Teaching Poetry Writing by Tom Hunley, Power and Identity in the Creative Writing Classroom edited by Anna Leahy, Negotiating the Personal in Creative Writing by Carl Vandermeulen. Please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues. Please email info@multilingual-matters.com for further information or if you have any problems.

 

University Writing Programs Deliver!

‘University writing programs deliver’: that’s the message now taken up by ‘The Conversation’, the independent media site publishing commentary, research and analysis from Australian universities and the CSIRO. The lead article, entitled ‘University writing programs deliver, so let’s turn the page’ was authored by AAWP members Dallas Baker, Donna Lee Brien, Jen Webb and Lynda Hawryluk, and appeared on November 7th. It provides a fresh and reasoned view of the value of writing programs, supported by evidence, and puts to rest a number of myths and claims based on opinion. Visit http://theconversation.com/university-writing-programs-deliver-so-lets-turn-the-page-33721 to read the piece in full.

‘Chapter One’ – A New Pathway To Publication

The AAWP is launching an exciting new publication pathway and prize for emerging writers: ‘Chapter One’. The winner of this manuscript competition will receive a written appraisal of his or her work from an established literary author and a letter of recommendation to University of Western Australia Press (UWAP) – a ‘tick of approval’ that will effectively place their manuscript on top of the submissions pile for priority assessment. The winner will also receive a $500 cash prize and fully subsidised conference fees for the annual conference of the AAWP in November, 2015, to read from their work. ‘Chapter One’ will open on 30 November 2014 and close on 30 June 2015.

Eligible writers are invited to submit one chapter (or 5,000 words) of prose from a literary novel, short story collection, or a hybrid work that crosses genre boundaries. Alternatively, they may submit up to 500 lines of poetry. If the full manuscript is as robust as ‘Chapter One’ the winner may secure a publishing contract with UWAP (http://uwap.uwa.edu.au). Click here to download full details of ‘Chapter One’ entry. Enquiries and submissions to submissions@aawp.org.au

 

 

CFP For Special Issue Of TEXT – Beyond Australia Queer

The 1990s saw the rise of queer theory and politics and this special issue of TEXT Journal reflects and builds on Australia Queer, a pioneering collection of queer writing. This special issue seeks submissions—fiction, scholarly non-fiction, plays and essays—that address the question of what ‘Australia queer’ might mean in the current historical moment. Is ‘queer’ still viable, twenty years after its inception, or has it been superseded? What does it mean, in the early twenty-first century, to be ‘Australian’ and ‘queer’? The deadline for initial submission is 1 March 2015. Download full details.

Annamarie Jagose has described queer ‘as an umbrella term for a coalition of culturally marginal sexual self-identifications and … a nascent theoretical model which has developed out of more traditional lesbian and gay studies’ (1996: 1). In Australia, the arrival of queer was heralded by the work of writers such as Christos Tsiolkas, Dean Kiley and Fiona McGregor; the activism of groups such as the Australian chapter of ActUp; and scholarly work which includes journals such as Critical InQueeries (1995-98) and a 1996 Special Edition of Meanjin, entitled ‘Australia Queer’. Scholarly papers should be no more than six thousand words in length. Creative works will usually be 3,500–5,000 words in length, or poetry or short fiction up to 3,000 words in length, or as agreed by editors. Dowload the CFP for full details or email Dallas.Baker@scu.edu.au or Jay.Thompson@latrobe.edu.au