Aim of the CCCC Studies in Writing & Rhetoric

The aim of the CCCC Studies in Writing & Rhetoric is to influence how writing gets taught at the college level. The methods of studies vary from the critical to historical to linguistic to ethnographic, and their authors draw on work in various fields that inform composition—including rhetoric, communication, education, discourse analysis, psychology, cultural studies, and literature. Their focuses are similarly diverse—ranging from individual writers and teachers, to work on classrooms and communities and curricula, to analyses of the social, political, and material contexts of writing and its teaching. Still, all SWR volumes try in some way to inform the practice of writing teachers, students, or administrators. Their approach is synthetic, their style concise and pointed. Complete manuscripts run from 40,000–50,000 words, or about 150–200 pages. Authors should imagine their work in the hands of writing teachers as well as on library shelves.

SWR was one of the first scholarly book series to focus on the teaching of writing. It was established in 1980 by the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) in order to promote research in the emerging field of writing studies. Since its inception, the series has been co-published by Southern Illinois University Press (SIUP). As our field has grown, the research sponsored by SWR has continued to articulate the commitment of CCCC to supporting the work of writing teachers as reflective practitioners and intellectuals. Click here for a list of books in the SWR series.

Submissions

We are eager to identify influential work in writing and rhetoric as it emerges. We thus ask authors to send us project proposals that clearly situate their work in the field and show how they aim to redirect our ongoing conversations about writing and its teaching. Proposals should include an overview of the project, a brief annotated table of contents, and a sample chapter. They should not exceed 10,000 words.

For more details, or to submit a proposal, please register as a user of this site and click on Submissions.
Good luck!

SWR Editorial Advisory Board, 2010

Joseph Harris, SWR Editor, Duke University
Keith Wilhite, Associate Editor, Duke University
Linda Adler Kassner, Eastern Michigan University
Anis Bawarshi, University of Washington
Janet Carey Eldred, University of Kentucky
Bianca Falbo, Lafayette College
Rhonda Grego, Midlands Technical College
Bruce Horner, University of Louisville
Beverly Moss, Ohio State University
Stephen Ruffus, Salt Lake Community College
Carol Rutz, Carleton College
Raul Sanchez, University of Florida
Lucille Schultz, University of Cincinnati
Betsy Verhoeven, Susquehanna University
Morris Young, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Problems or questions?

Please email Joseph Harris, SWR Editor.