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A final reminder that we've extended the due date for submitting proposals for the special issue of
<i>Literacy in Composition Studies</i>: <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15B3J5POCFc1GrOxHZEEwSM7kPW99q_O7/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113973940637171897499&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank" id="OWA3557fc84-eb34-af74-28c9-b77eb40c43e9" class="OWAAutoLink" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://docs.google.com/document/d/15B3J5POCFc1GrOxHZEEwSM7kPW99q_O7/edit?usp%3Dsharing%26ouid%3D113973940637171897499%26rtpof%3Dtrue%26sd%3Dtrue&source=gmail&ust=1745514126721000&usg=AOvVaw3lZeM7C3huTS0IEnEOTpXa" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Tracing Generative
AI in the Lives of Marginalized Writers</a></span> to <b>April 30th</b>. </div>
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We welcome 250 - 500 word proposals by April 30, 2025 at <span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">
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