Joining WPA

Why Join?

The Council of Writing Program Administrators offers a national network of scholarship and support for leaders of college and university writing programs. Members include directors of freshman composition or undergraduate writing, WAC coordinators, writing center directors, department chairs, and so on. Graduate students and faculty with professional interests in writing program administration are cordially invited to join.

Membership Benefits

Unrestricted access to information, resources, forums, newsletters, and journal archives at the Digital WPA website, including your own blog, and much more.
A subscription to WPA: Writing Program Administration, a semi-annual refereed journal
Invitations to the annual WPA Summer Workshops and Conferences
Invitations to submit papers for sessions that WPA sponsors at MLA and CCCC
Participation in the WPA Research Grants Program, which distributes several $1000 to $2000 awards
Invitations to the annual WPA breakfast at CCCC and the annual WPA party at MLA
Information about the WPA Consultant-Evaluator program
Participation on WPA Committees and Task Forces

To Join or Renew Your WPA Membership

Visit the following links to find the appropriate membership and pay for your membership online using our secure PayPal credit card processing system. (You don't need to have a PayPal account to charge your membership dues to your credit card.) Use the "add to cart" link found on each page to add the specific membership to the shopping cart. Then check out.

To Review Your Order History or Print a Receipt

Go to "my account" and then click on "View your order history." If you have an active subscription, you will see it listed.

To join by mail

Fill in the attached form and send along with dues to:

Richard Johnson-Sheehan
Treasurer, WPA
Department of English
Purdue University
500 Oval Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
rjohnso@purdue.edu

Dues are as follows: $30 (Regular Members); $10 (Graduate Students); $40 (Libraries)