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TEXT Journal of Writing and Writing Courses |
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TEXT is published by the Australasian Association of Writing Programs |
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Full information about AAWP can be found at AAWP’s website http://www.aawp.org.au/
The 23rd Annual AAWP Conference History of AAWP In 1996 members of AAWP (Tess Brady and Nigel Krauth) established the online journal TEXT, an independent refereed journal which publishes a wide range of research, reviews and debates on creative and professional writing and the teaching of writing in academic and industry contexts. Later editors included Jen Webb, Donna Lee Brien, Kevin Brophy, Enza Gandolfo and Linda Weste. The first 21 issues of TEXT were hosted on the Griffith University website; thereafter the independent TEXT website was established, but always with the AAWP as publisher. In 2018 there are more than 1700 subscribers, with around 10,000 unique visitors to the site per month (see http://www.textjournal.com.au/oct18/editorial.htm). In 1999-2002 the editors of TEXT compiled the first database of its kind on tertiary institutions and courses offered Australia-wide and in New Zealand. (The Guide is now available online at the AAWP website.) This was the beginning of a compilation of basic statistics on writing teaching in Australasia, an area which has grown rapidly. This growth might be gauged by the fact that in 1999 there were 8 PhD courses in creative writing offered around Australia; in 2009 researcher Nicola Boyd in her TEXT article in the April issue identified 31 doctorates on offer. In 2000 AAWP initiated a program of State-based Seminars, the first of which were held in Adelaide and Melbourne. These seminars involved many of the teachers of writing in a given state, from both the TAFE and University sectors. Topics under discussion included publishability and publishable standard; exegesis; and examination procedures and practices. In 2010 the association voted to change its name to The Australasian Association of Writing Programs, to reflect its representation of writing programs across a broader region, including New Zealand and Asia. National conferences of AAWP have been held at:
The association held its 23rd conference in Perth, Western Australia, from 28 to 30 November 2018 as a joint initiative of Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia. An electronic quarterly newsletter of general news for AAWP members was published first in 2003. The newsletter is available at http://www.aawp.org.au/aawp-newsletters Past Presidents of AAWP include Judith Rodriguez, Professor Tom Shapcott, Dr Eva Sallis, Professor Jeri Kroll, Professor Donna Lee Brien, Dr Marcelle Freiman, Professor Jen Webb, Associate Professor Paul Hetherington and Dr Lynda Hawryluk. The current President is Dr Antonia Pont of Deakin University. She can be contacted at a.pont@deakin.edu.au |
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TEXT Vol 22 No 2 October 2018 http://www.textjournal.com.au General Editor: Nigel Krauth. Editors: Julienne van Loon & Ross Watkins text@textjournal.com.au |