#CWSC26 Registration is Open! In Our Feels: The Emotional Landscape of Creative Writing Studies Hyatt Regency, Rochester NY October 3-4, 2026 Registration for the Creative Writing Studies Organization is open. Join us in Rochester, NY as we collaborate with the Rochester Institute of Technology to explore the emotional landscape of Creative Writing, how it drives […]
#CWSC26 Call for Papers In Our Feels: The Emotional Landscape of Creative Writing Studies The Creative Writing Studies Organization is now accepting proposals for our in-person fall conference in collaboration with the Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York, October 3-4, 2026. This year, the CWSC asks presenters to gut check creative writing practices in publishing, […]
Understanding Title II: Complying with New Federal Accessibility Guidelines (and generally making your courses more accessible) Members Only Thursday, April 9th 7:00pm CST Join CWSO and Gwendolyn Paradice, CWSO Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, for an informative and essential workshop. This workshop a CWSO members only event. Click here to join the organization. In […]
Turning Conference Presentations into Publishable Research – with Justin Nicholes Friday, February 13, 2026 12:00pm – 1:00pm (CT) Join CWSO and Justin Nicholes for a post-conference virtual workshop on turning your conference presentations into publishable research. This workshop is free, but registration is required. Click here to register. Justin Nicholes is the CWSO Chair of […]
Unlearning Workshop Ableism December 2, 2025 7:00-8:00pm EST CWSO is excited to host Sarah Fawn Montgomery for a virtual talk and Q&A that explores how we can create and sustain more inclusive workshop spaces. Sarah Fawn Montgomery, author of Quite Mad, continues to challenge contemporary narratives about mental health. Her latest craft book, Nerve: Unlearning […]
Relatable! Exploring Difference & Relationality in Creative Writing Studies November 7-8, 2025 The Creative Writing Studies Organization is excited to announce Katie Marya, Assistant Director of Composition at University of Nebraska–Lincoln, as the keynote speaker for the 2025 gathering of scholars, researchers, and writers exploring innovation in creative writing pedagogy. Marya’s keynote address, “Not fixed […]
Submit a proposal! Proposal Deadline: September 5th, 2025 Conference Dates: November 7th & 8th, 2025 The Creative Writing Studies Organization is now accepting proposals for our online fall conference, to be held the weekend of November 7, 2025. Our conference team has decided to shift to holding our conference virtually in alternating years. This arrangement will […]
The CWSO turned three years old in February of 2019 and it was time to upgrade our web presence. Beginning spring 2019 and into the 2019-2020 academic year, we will be sharing news and notes with our members on a more consistent basis, and we look forward to hearing about all the amazing work our members […]