Writing on the Edge

We seek articles that capture the excitement of writing and teaching, tell something new about the profession, and challenge our ways of thinking. We encourage experiment with forms besides the traditional academic journal article. Submit Here: woejournal.ucdavis.edu/contributors

There's still time to submit for this year's Donald Murray Award for creative nonfiction. First prize = $250 and publication in the Spring 2026 issue of WOE! Deadline: January 20, 2026 See: woejournal.ucdavis.edu/donald-murray-…

There's still time to submit for this year's Donald Murray Award for creative nonfiction. First prize = $250 and publication in the Spring 2026 issue of WOE! Deadline: January 20, 2026 See here for more details: woejournal.ucdavis.edu/donald-murray-…

Writing on the Edge 33.1 - out now!

We are happy to announce that, after a long hiatus, WOE will be publishing its next issue in February. Stay tuned for more information.

The Donald Murray Prize is back after a year's hiatus. Please spread the word.

To end our week, one more quote from @JamaicaBaldwin: “to be an effective teacher...is [to be] able to engage challenging material within the classroom with compassion, honesty, and vulnerability.” Read Baldwin’s “Pedagogy as Risk: A Manifesto” in the upcoming 30.2 issue of WOE!

To be the best teacher she can be, WOE author @jamaicabaldwin “plan[s] to practice...a way of opening up, a way of living just a little more dangerously in order for [her] students to find the space they need to be more present, more vulnerable, more fully alive.”

In our upcoming issue of WOE, Jamaica Baldwin shares the complexities and struggles of being “one of the very few women and people of color” teaching college-level writing #ChooseToChallenge Stay tuned this week for more quotes from @jamaicabaldwin!

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒! As we start to get a handle on online teaching, advice and stories come to light. There's hardly one speck of academics this pandemic hasn't changed—and we want to hear about it! Share your experiences with us: woejournal.ucdavis.edu/contributors

𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐷𝑎𝑦! If you’re like synesthetic WOE author Carolyn Strand Tebeau, maybe your next wine tastes like “fuchsia” or “burnt Sienna rectangle.” Look for "Wine Tasting for Synesthetes" in our upcoming issue!🍷 #nationaldrinkwineday

🎉That is why we are proud to finally announce our Spring 2020 issue of WOE will be published in the next few weeks, closely followed by a special double issue for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021!🎉We would like to thank all of our supporters for their understanding and patience. (2/2)

Like you, WOE is adapting to the changes posed by the global response to COVID-19, and despite these unique challenges, we believe sharing our academic experiences is invaluable during quarantine and are committed to moving forward with our production of upcoming issues. (1/2)

@woejournal Thx @woejournal—it's never too late, much appreciated! 😃 Here's a new & improved demo link btw: betterrhetor.instructure.com/courses/10 #edchat #collegereadywriting #writingskills

@SuneAuken It's been a beat, but do you have any thoughts on this wonderful interview? We'd love to share them on our page!

@woejournal You have an interview with #CarolynMiller??? I love you already!

Amen @woejournal: "Teaching, like writing, is always a work in progress." --Nancy. Sommers, #4c14

Please spread the news! RT the above tweet about Pedagogue. A podcast on teachers talking writing: pedagoguepodcast.weebly.com @NCTE_CCCC @CFSHRC @jlnastal @KUEnglish @nextGEN_Kudos @ncte_tyca @CompCompTweets @KairosRTP @WPA_Journal @AsaoBInoue @CompStudiesJrnl @candwcon @woejournal

This might be a couple years old, but it's still relevant! We love to hear your ideas, and we're always excited to promote good ones.