Conference Theme: Writing With
Friday, May 29, 2026, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
University of Washington, Seattle Campus, Husky Union Building
The University of Washington English Department Writing Programs’ sixth annual Praxis Conference will be held at the UW Seattle campus on Friday May 29th, 2026. The theme for the conference is Writing With. As students in our classes write, they are writing with many things beyond their keyboard and an open Word doc: they write with their identities, senses, communities, places, backgrounds, knowledges, and stories in addition to material affordances such as writing tools and technologies. The concept of withness allows us to consider literacy as a highly relational, collaborative, interconnected, and embodied process, and to imagine its possibilities for the teaching of English.
- Praxis 2026 Call for Proposals
- Praxis 2026 Registration form
- Praxis 2026 program (forthcoming)
- Directions and Parking Information
- Departures Document (forthcoming)
Generous support for the 2026 Praxis Conference is provided by the Mary and Allan Kollar Teacher Community Support Fund.
For any questions, please contact the conference chairs: Hunter Little (hclittle@uw.edu), August Adent (aadent@uw.edu), and Ting-Ting Shiea (cshiea@uw.edu)
The 2026 Praxis Conference leadership team: Hunter Little, Frank Macarthy, Linford Lamptey, August Adent, Ting-Ting Shiea, and Anis Bawarshi
The University of Washington is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services,
programs, and activities. Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by May 10, 2026 to
Anis Bawarshi (bawarshi@uw.edu). Contact the UW Disability Services Office with additional questions.