Latest CWWN News:

CWW Journal awarded prize, Dec 2009

CWW awarded prestigious CELJ prize for the Best New Journal at the Modern Languages Association Conference in Philadelpia, December 2009.

Call for Papers

Call for Papers for the annual conference of the Michigan Academy of Arts and Science, at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 26 March 2010 on Women’s Studies

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Welcome to the Contemporary Women's Writing Network

 

CWWN invites colleagues with academic interests in contemporary women's writing in all genres to join this Network. 'Contemporary' is roughly defined as post-1970. We welcome input from academics, post-graduate students, writers and performers, publishers and reading groups. CWWN is a Special Interest Group of the English Association.

 

Aims of CWWN: 

 

Writing with a Pen
  • to act as an international focus for this exciting and expanding area of contemporary writing
  • to encourage the academic study of contemporary women's writing and its interdisciplinary focus
  • to host a biennial conference in contemporary women's writing
  • to enable links between academics, writers and publishers
  • to facilitate online contacts and information sharing
  • to act as a resource for postgraduate students