<div dir="ltr">Hi, everyone. I'm writing to circulate a call for submissions for a special issue of <i>Open Words: Access and English Studies</i> on the subject of grant writing. <div><br></div><div>Please circulate widely; if you have questions, please contact the guest editors, my wonderful colleagues Catherine Quick Schumann and Charles Etheridge (emails at bottom of call)</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Chris</div><div>---</div><div><div><i><br></i></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We invite submissions for
possible inclusion in a special issue of <i>Open Words: Access and English
Studies</i> on the subject of grant writing.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Grant writing speaks directly to issues of access and to
ways in which writing can empower students.
Grant writing courses prepare students to analyze communities
critically, using data (Census reports, CDC statistics, FDA bulletins) that
many English majors have little exposure to.
Grant writers work with community agencies to develop solutions that
will meet the needs their research has identified, and students learn to write
for very specific audiences (funding agencies) that have specific needs and
requirements. When successful, grant
writing draws resources to communities that have unmet needs, providing access
to services and resources that can address or ameliorate the need. Grant writing literally can be a bridge between
those with resources and those who need access to those resources. Students are the builders of those bridges,
and the process of writing grants helps students see themselves in the role of advocates
and potential change agents.* </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Areas of interest for this
special journal issue include, but are not limited to, the following topics:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><ul><li><span style="color:black">In what
ways can we connect grant writing to issues of access? </span> </li><li><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="color:black">How is
grant writing a constructed experience? What constructs, constraints,
opportunities, etc. are in operation? </span></li><li><span style="color:black">What aspects
of teaching grant writing need “debriefing”? How can we “take into account what
interactions with students teach us about the broader, democratic goals of
open-access and English studies”?**</span></li><li><span style="color:black">Do
online and/or f2f teaching modalities have implications for access in grant
writing courses?</span></li><li><span style="color:black">How does
grant writing meet the <i>Open Words </i>stated goal of English studies, “to
empower students’ critical and creative endeavors”?**</span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are especially interested in
submissions that explore issues of grant writing at MSIs (Minority Serving
Institutions).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">IMPORTANT DATES:</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><ul><li>500-word proposal submitted to editors (see below): March 15, 2022 </li><li>Decision Deadline and Invitation to submit full manuscript: April 1, 2022 </li><li>Full Version: August 1, 2022</li><li>Final Version (submitted to <i>Open Words </i>Editorial Board for peer
review approval): November 1, 2022</li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">Submit manuscripts in digital
format (Microsoft Word) via email addressed to both</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,37,41)">: </span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Catherine Quick Schumann, Associate Professor of
English</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:catherine.schumann@tamucc.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">catherine.schumann@tamucc.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> (361)
825-3025</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Symbol"></span>Charles “Chuck” Etheridge</p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:charles.etheridge@tamucc.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">charles.etheridge@tamucc.edu</a>,
Professor of English </p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.5in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">(361) 825-5755</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">OPEN WORDS: Access and English Studies </span></i></b><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">is<b><i>
</i></b>an online, peer-reviewed journal, published by WAC Clearinghouse</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">Prospective
contributors should prepare manuscripts in MLA or APA style with all
identifying references to the author(s) deleted. Submissions should include a
cover page, giving the name, address, and institutional affiliation of the
author(s) as well as any bios not to exceed 300 words.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(33,37,41)">We
consider longer works, but submissions to <i>Open Words</i> should try to stay
within 6000-7000 words.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">*Jones,
Natasha N. “Modified Immersive Situation Service Learning: A Social Justice
Approach to Professional Communication Pedagogy.” <i>Business &
Professional Communication Quarterly</i>. 80 (2017): 6-28. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">**<i>Open
Words, </i>“About the Journal.” <a href="https://wac.colostate.edu/openwords/about/">https://wac.colostate.edu/openwords/about/</a></span></p></div><div><i><br clear="all"></i><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Dr. Christopher D. M. Andrews</span><br></div><div><div><div><font color="#0b5394">Assistant Professor, Department of English</font></div><div><font color="#0b5394">Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi</font></div><div><font color="#0b5394">Managing Editor, <i>Kairos,</i> <a href="http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/" target="_blank">http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/ </a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>