It’s been a busy time for NAWE over the past months. A lot of what takes place happens behind the scenes and I thought it might be nice to share some of this with our members.
One project that I have been eager to progress is that of our website (https:://www.nawe.co.uk). What we have today was developed for NAWE and has been adapted as our needs have changed over the years. While it’s certainly a functional website, as NAWE has grown and changed so too have our needs for a website, and a revamp is overdue. Embarking on a brand new shiny website would be great but we also have to consider the best use of our funds. Therefore, the aim of our latest website project is to provide an improved interface while utilising much that was developed for NAWE. We hope that this approach will enable us to deliver what our association needs while maximising benefits and taking advantage of new functionality. It’s still early days and we’re working on some ideas for designs and content, which we hope to share with our members as the project progresses.
The latest volume of NAWE’s HE journal, Writing in Practice, was published in January. This volume was a special edition on Multimodal Writing and it is an impressive publication with 17 contributions including an article by our special guest writer, Maggie Butt. Getting to publication takes many months of preparation and I’d like to thank our many contributors. I would also like to thank this volume’s editors Derek Neale and Josie Barnard, and the peer reviewers who assisted. This is Derek’s last Writing in Practice - he’ s always been a pleasure to work with and shall be missed! Work is already underway - do read new editor Kate North’s update on the forthcoming issues on page 8.
And, of course, as we move into February, the NAWE conference isn’t far away. I’m privileged to be involved in the early stages of preparations, preparing the conference schedule and programme. Once again we have a great collection of presentations and workshops on a wide range of topics, with speakers from around the UK and abroad. It looks to be a thought provoking three days and the challenge will be having to choose between some great sessions!
In our latest edition of Writing in Education we have an interesting collection of articles and creative pieces. I was delighted to be able to include a mini-anthology of prose poetry from seven poets from Australia and the UK. Kay Syrad and Clare Whistler share their experiences of an eco-poetry correspondence course. Sam Holdstock discusses how a work of interactive fiction was produced for use in a classroom. And Edwin Stockdale discusses prose poetry and historical ambiguity. Many thanks to all of our contributors - there are just too many to mention them all here!
Unfortunately, this issue of Writing in Education is later than planned and we apologise to our members for this. As a small organisation, we are often having to be flexible to cater to the many and varied needs of our association. That said, we realise Writing in Education is a valued part of being a NAWE member and we will be reviewing our events and publications calendar to ensure such delays are rare.
Lisa
The latest version of Writing in Education is available online. Click on the link to the right (you must be logged in as a member) to read online.
The printed version of the magazine will be mailed to Professional Members and Institutions during February/March 2022. Any other members - including e-members - may purchase printed copies by following the link below.
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