Professional Organizations Dedicated
to Writing, Writing Centers,
and the Teaching of Writing
The professional organization for creative writers.
A subsidiary of the National Council of Teachers of English, the CCCC is the largest professional organization for researchers and teachers of writing--from academic to creative to new media.
Council of Writing Program Administrators
Grand Valley is the institutional home of the CWPA! This is the professional organization for directors of first-year writing programs, WAC/WID programs (such as our SWS program), junior-level writing programs, writing centers, and writing majors. Of particular interest are the WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition, on which Grand Valley's WRT 150 outcomes are based.
East Central Writing Centers Association
Representatives from our staff attend the ECWCA's regional conference each year to make presentations and facilitate workshops.
Grand Valley is the institutional home of the CWPA! This is the professional organization for directors of first-year writing programs, WAC/WID programs (such as our SWS program), junior-level writing programs, writing centers, and writing majors. Of particular interest are the WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition, on which Grand Valley's WRT 150 outcomes are based.
East Central Writing Centers Association
Representatives from our staff attend the ECWCA's regional conference each year to make presentations and facilitate workshops.
An informal network of researchers, faculty, and writing program administrators whose work focuses on writing across the curriculum. The organization's website includes the very useful WAC Clearinghouse--resources related to the teaching of writing in any discipline, as well as a collection of research reports and articles.
International Writing Centers Association
This is the professional organization for writing center directors.
Michigan Writing Centers Association
This state-wide organization supports the work of writing center directors and tutors. Representatives from our staff attend the MWCA's Idea Exchange conference each year to make presentations and facilitate workshops and roundtable discussions
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