The Council of Writing Program Administrators is pleased to call for nominations for the 2002-2003 WPA Best Book Award. The award is given bi-annually to the author(s) or editors(s) of the best book addressing issues in administration of higher education writing programs, including first-year programs, undergraduate writing majors, advanced composition programs, technical/scientific/business/professional writing programs, writing across the curriculum, and writing centers.

The WPA Best Book Award Committee calls for nominations of a book with a publication date of 2002 or 2003. Nominated books will be evaluated for scholarship and research contributing to understanding writing program administration. Nominations (from author[s] or editor[s], reader[s], or publisher) must be received by March 1, 2004, and must include a two-page letter of nomination describing the book and stating its contribution to writing program administration.

Nominated books are judged on the basis of the following criteria:

1. The book addresses one or more issues of long-term interest to administrators of writing programs in higher education.
2. The book presents outcomes of the intellectual work of one or more writing program administrators.
3. The book discusses theories, practices or policies that contribute to a richer understanding of WPA work.
4. The book shows sensitivity toward the situated contexts in which WPAs work.
5. The book makes a significant contribution to the scholarship of writing program administration.
6. The book will serve as a strong representative of the scholarship of and research on writing program administration.

Please send the letter of nomination—with the subject line “WPA Book Award Nomination”—to the Committee members: Joe Janangelo (jjanang@luc.edu), Clyde Moneyhun (moneyhun@english.udel.edu), Elizabeth Vanderlei (bvlei@calvin.edu) and Duane Roen (Duane.Roen@asu.edu) by March 1, 2004.

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