Twice a year Praxis: A Writing Center Journal publishes articles on writing center news, opinions, consulting, and training. The Praxis editorial board invites article submissions and article proposals from writing center consultants and administrators. We especially encourage writers to submit articles related to an upcoming issue’s theme (listed below). Responses to the previous issues' articles are also welcome. In addition, we welcome book reviews on subjects pertinent to writing center work. Since Praxis represents the collaboration of writing center practitioners across the country and the globe, consultants and administrators are also invited to suggest future issue themes and article ideas.

Manuscripts

Recommended article length is 1000 to 2000 words. Articles should conform to MLA style. Send submissions as a Word document e-mail attachment to Patricia Burns and Brooke Hunter at praxis@uwc.utexas.edu. Also include the writer’s name, e-mail address, phone number, and affiliation. Because Praxis is a Web-based journal, please do not send paper; we do not have the resources to transcribe printed manuscripts. Images should be formatted as jpeg files and sent as attachments.

Upcoming Issues and Deadlines

Fall 2009

• Deadline: September 14, 2009
• Theme: Professionalization and the Writing Center

Praxis: A Writing Center Journal welcomes submissions for its Fall 2009 issue. Praxis welcomes essays on a wide range of topics related to writing centers. We also encourage submissions on this issue’s theme: Professionalization and the Writing Center. Writing centers provide their employees with a wide-range of skills and opportunities for professionalization both inside and outside the center. What transferable and professional skills do writing centers teach staff and how is this training accomplished? Some article ideas include, but are not limited to:

• Methods to promote professional development and investment

• Narratives of what got you to a management position at your writing center

• Use of Praxis articles in professional development

• Employing writing center skills as a student or as a teacher

• Taking writing center practices into other professional settings

• Writing centers as part of the cooperate or bureaucratic transformation of the university

Copyright Information

Permission for electronic dissemination of Praxis is granted. Reproduction in hardcopy/print format for educational purposes or by non-profit organizations such as libraries and schools is permitted. For all other uses of Praxis, prior advance written notice is required. Send inquiries to praxis@uwc.utexas.edu.