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Join us for up to 3 days of writing revelry:
The 8th annual Writing Innovation Symposium, Artifact, takes place online and onsite in Milwaukee, WI, 1/29-1/30. This year’s WIS is preceded by a day of sheer academic joy featuring a host of onsite-only zine-centered activities led by Dr. Jason Luther.
Learn more & register:
The main event:
WIS ’26: Artifact
Thursday, 1/29 and Friday, 1/30
onsite and online (modest fee)
* registration for WIS ’26 closes Tuesday, 1/20 *
Pre-symposium events: 1/28, onsite only (all free of charge)
"Beyond Blue Books," a punk pedagogy workshop for instructors
"ZINE SLAM," a hands-on zine-making hangout with lunch, for all
"Making Zines, Making Change," a conversation
with Marc Fischer, Kirsten Leenaars, Liz Mason, and Milo Miller with Jason Luther.
*registration for 1/28 events remains open as long as places are available*
WIS ’26 includes plenary presenters Jason Luther, Cydney Alexis, and Hannah Rule alongside Alexis Piper • Amanda Masterpaul • Andrea Efthymiou • Barbara Clauer • Bob Whipple • Carly Davis • Christine Ochs-Naderer • Danielle Harms • Danielle Koepke • Darci Thoune • Dee Laurent • DeMar Walker • Emma Howes • Fereshteh Majdi • Gitte Frandsen • Grant Gosizk • Hannah Locher • Helen Plevka-Jones • Hunter Little • Jason Luther • Jen McConnel • Jenn Fishman • Jenna Green • Jessica Lauer • Jessica Restaino • Jessica Yood • Kaia Simon • Kate Rose • Kelsey Otero • Laura Poladian • Laura Vernon • Lilly Campbell • Lindsay Daigle • Lindsay Dunne Jacoby • Liz Angeli • Mark McBeth • Maxwell Gray • Megan Paonessa • Melissa Kaplan • Najma Ibrahim • Natalie Taylor • Nora Boxer • Olivia Rowland • Olivia Stoltman • Rabia Perez • Rachel Wen-Paloutzian • Rochelle Gregory • Sonakshi Srivastava* • Sujash Purna • Susan Bernstein • Sydney Goggins • T Cruz.
This year’s symposium is supported by Marquette’s Center for Teaching and Learning, English/FAME, Lemonis Center for Student Success, and Haggerty Museum along with Raynor Library and Macmillan Learning.
Questions or curiosities? Be in touch—
Jenn
May her memory be a revolution
יהי רצון שזכרה יהיה מהפכה
Dr. Jenn <•)))><man, Assoc. Professor
Co-Director, Ott Memorial Writing Center
Co-Founder & Chief Capacitator of WIS
Marquette English, Milwaukee, WI 53233
Pls note: Jenn has 2 Ns; the 1st is silent
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