Congreso, coloquio o simposio
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Writing moves. It carries ideas across languages, disciplines, and borders. It responds to technological shifts and political upheavals. It persuades, unsettles, and transforms. And writing research moves with it: tracking change, shaping practice, setting new ideas in motion.
WRAB 2026 will be hosted by the University of Sydney’s School of Art, Communication and English in partnership with the International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research (ISAWR). We invite researchers, teachers, practitioners, research students and writing centre staff to Sydney to explore writing in motion through its many modalities. As generative AI reshapes how we compose and teach, as cultural rhetorics challenge inherited frameworks, and as the politics of international education intensify, writing researchers face urgent questions about the writing we investigate, the theories we draw on and develop, the methods we use to study writing, and the audiences our research serves.
This conference asks: How does writing research respond to change? How might research move people—students, teachers, policymakers, publics—toward more thoughtful, multimodal engagement with writing in all its forms? We invite you to reflect on these questions, share your research, and connect with a global community of writing researchers and educators.
Submission guidelines
Submitted proposals will be reviewed by volunteer members of ISAWR in association with the Local Conference Organising Committee.
Deadline: 15 March 2026
Where to submit: A submission portal will shortly become available via http://www.wrab2026.com
Proposal formats
Format Description
| Individual Paper | 20-minute presentation |
| Panel | Up to four 20-minute presentations |
| Symposium | Up to five brief 10-minute presentations, followed by discussion |
| Roundtable | 90-minute discussion or workshop-focused session |
| Poster | Displayed during welcome reception |
Requirements
Component Requirement
| Abstract | 200 words maximum (including references, if required) |
| Presenter bio | 50 words maximum per presenter (will be redacted for anonymous review) |
| Panel/Symposium/Roundtable rationale | Additional 100 words outlining session format and identifying convenor (identifying information redacted for review) |
Benjamin Miller (University of Sydney)
Susan Thomas (University of Sydney)
Beck Wise (University of Queensland)
ISAWR Steering Committee
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