10/11/2024

Two Opportunities: Editorial Leadership at WPA: Writing Program Administration; Sponsored Panel at IWAC

Members,

As we head into a beautiful fall weekend, I’m excited to share two ways that you can get involved with CWPA next year: 1) respond to the call for new editors / editorial team at WPA: Writing Program Administration; 2) submit a proposal for a sponsored panel at next summer’s International Writing across the Curriculum conference (IWAC). More information on each of these opportunities is below.

1. Call for the Next Editor/Editorial Team for WPA: Writing Program Administration

 The Council of Writing Program Administrators is seeking the next editor or editorial team for its journal, WPA: Writing Program Administration. The term is for three years, with possibility for two-year renewal Our current editorial team of Tracy Ann Morse, Patti Poblete, and Wendy Sharer will conclude their term with the spring 2026 (49.2) issue.

The new editor or editorial team will work with the current team to publish content already in development and process submissions in fall 2025 and spring 2026, and assume full responsibility for content and production beginning with the fall 2026 (50.1) issue.

Interested applicants should have the following qualifications: publications and expertise in the field of writing program administration and related areas; knowledge of the issues that have preoccupied the field, both historically and in the recent past; familiarity with the journal, an understanding of the role the journal plays in the field and a vision for the journal’s future; a commitment to diversity and inclusive editorial practices; current membership in and a history of involvement with CWPA; strong editorial and organizational skills; and prior editorial and reviewing experience.

We especially encourage applications from marginalized and underrepresented scholars and prospective editorial teams.

To apply, please submit an application letter explaining why you are qualified for this position and describing any resources or support your institution(s) will be able to provide (released time, clerical support, startup funds, etc.), as well as resources you will request from CWPA. Applicants should also submit a current c.v. for each member of the prospective editorial team. If you are proposing an editorial team, please explain how you will work together on editing and production of the journal. Upon request, additional information about editorial responsibilities and workflow, journal finances, and production timelines will be made available to prospective editors. Address queries to Jacob Babb, Chair of the Publications Committee, at babbjs@appstate.edu. Send the application electronically as a single file to Jacob Babb at babbjs@appstate.edu.

Application Deadline: February 15, 2025. Members of the Publications Committee will review materials and select applicants to invite for virtual interviews to be held in March 2025. We hope to finalize an agreement with the new editor or editorial team no later than May 15, 2025.

2. Sponsored panel at International Writing across the Curriculum Conference

Our colleagues at Association for Writing across the Curriculum have invited CWPA to offer a sponsored panel at the International Writing across the Curriculum conference, which will be held in Fort Collins, Colorado at Colorado State University next summer (July 16-19, 2025)! The theme of the conference is “WAC and the Global Future: Flexibility, Action, Innovation.” You can read the full call for papers here. Accepted panelists will be given a discount to register for the conference.

To apply for a speaking role in this panel, please email the following to councilofwpa@gmail.com: a title, an abstract (around 200 words), a short explanation of how your proposal connects to both the conference theme and to writing program administration work (around 75-150 words), and your name, institutional affiliation, and contact email.

Please submit your application by November 15. You’ll be notified of the status of your proposal and provided information about the next steps by December 1. This is a wonderful opportunity to attend a conference by a sister organization in a beautiful setting, represent CWPA, and present the good work you are doing in your writing program. As someone who used to live in Colorado, I highly encourage you to visit in the summer!

Thanks for considering these opportunities. Have a wonderful weekend!

Best,
Kelly

Kelly Blewett, CWPA President, councilofwpa@gmail.com