Across four issues per year and through numerous online resources, WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship promotes exchanges on challenges in tutoring theory and methodology, handling ESL issues, directing a writing center, training tutors, designing and expanding centers, and using tutorial theory and pedagogy.
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In addition to the WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship print publication, the editorial team works to create additional resources for the community.
Wellness and Care in Writing Center Work, an open-access collection edited by Genie Giaimo, features a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary set of pedagogical and scholarly chapters on wellness that engage with current research in writing center studies, as well as in other fields such as psychology, education, critical race studies, queer studies, feminist studies, and sociology. Emerging voices demand the need for more systemic and anti-racist wellness and care programs and practices—for writing center workers and writers alike—and provide guidance for writing center practitioners to implement and assess different kinds of wellness programs in their writing centers.
Edited by Bonnie Devet and Dana Lynn Driscoll, WLN's second DEC focuses on transfer of learning in the writing center, presenting seven chapters from writing center scholars. The scholars analyze the state of transfer scholarship for writing center practitioners and describe both the theory and training necessary to support transfer in the center.
Edited by Karen Gabrielle Johnson and Ted Roggenbuck, WLN's first DEC compiles 18 chapters related to the education of tutors from writing center scholars and professionals. Authors represent many universities and models of writing centers including online centers, undergraduate peer centers, multiliteracy centers, speaking and writing centers, and more. Chapters present theoretical frameworks, praxis, and empirical studies related to the important work of preparing writing tutors.
In this first webinar in the WLN workshop series, Associate Editors Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Sohui Lee, and Julie Prebel provide general information about publishing in WLN and WLN's submission guidelines, acceptance rates, and author resources housed on the WLN website.
The second webinar presented by Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Sohui Lee, and Julie Prebel, covers strategies for drafting an article for WLN, including how to find time to write, how to understand the lit review process, and how to find or start a writing group.
In this third webinar, we focus on the "Call to Publish" step in the scholar's journey and identify three key topics for consideration when preparing to publish: being relevant to readers, meeting the scope of WLN, and offering appropriate methodology.
Hosted by Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Sohui Lee, and Julie Prebel, this webinar covers WLN expectations for Tutors' Column submissions, and how to research, structure, and revise an article.
"The Writing Lab Newsletter: A History of Collaboration" by Kim Ballard and Rick Anderson
"The Writing Lab Newsletter as History: Tracing the Growth of a Scholarly Community" by Michael Pemberton
"Our Documented Growth as a Field and Community: An Analysis of the Writing Lab Newsletter" by Molly Phelan and Jessica Weber
While the current volume of WLN is only available to subscribers as a printed journal, all previous volumes, since the publication's inception in 1976, are freely available below.
| Volume 46: 2021-2022 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
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| Volume 45: 2020-2021 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 44: 2019-2020 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 43: 2018-2019 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 42: 2017-2018 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 41: 2016-2017 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 40: 2015-2016 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 39: 2014-2015 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 38: 2013-2014 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 37: 2012-2013 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 36: 2011-2012 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | ||||||
| Volume 35: 2010-2011 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 7-8 | 9-10 | |||||
| Volume 34: 2009-2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9-10 | |||
| Volume 33: 2008-2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 32: 2007-2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 31: 2006-2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 30: 2005-2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 29: 2004-2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 28: 2003-2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 27: 2002-2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 26: 2001-2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 25: 2000-2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 24: 1999-2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 23: 1998-1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 22: 1997-1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 21: 1996-1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Volume 20: 1995-1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 19: 1994-1995 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 18: 1993-1994 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 17: 1992-1993 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 16: 1991-1992 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 15: 1990-1991 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 14: 1989-1990 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 13: 1988-1989 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 12: 1987-1988 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 11: 1986-1987 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 10: 1985-1986 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 9: 1984-1985 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 8: 1983-1984 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 7: 1982-1983 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 6: 1981-1982 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 5: 1980-1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 4: 1979-1980 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 3: 1978-1979 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 2: 1977-1978 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Volume 1: 1977-1978 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Founded in 1976 by Muriel Harris, WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship is a publication of the International Writing Centers Association.
The editorial team, led by Muriel Harris, is fully and wholly responsible for the content in WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship and for the scholarship that appears on this website.
Editor in Chief:
Muriel Harris [CV]
Co-Editors:
Julia Bleakney, Lee Ann Glowzenski, Karen Gabrielle Johnson, and Ted Roggenbuck
Blog Co-Editors:
Anna S. Habib and Esther R. Namubiru
Blog Production Editor:
Weijia Li
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WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship welcomes clearly written, useful essays and big questions on all aspects of writing center theory, pedagogy, and writing center administration.
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Historically, WLN has accepted 12% of submitted manuscripts for publication.