Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, is pleased to accept nominations for its 2026 Awards at this submission link!
Kairos is now accepting nominations for its annual awards! These include the Best Webtext Award (which doesn’t have to be published in Kairos), the John Lovas Award (for an outstanding online academic project), Grad Students and Contingent Faculty Awards (in the areas of Teaching, Service, and Scholarship), the Bill Hart-Davidson Mentorship Award, and the Gail E. Hawisher & Cynthia L. Selfe Caring for the Future Scholarship!
Nominations for the Hawisher-Selfe Caring for the Future Scholarship are due February 28, 2026; nominations for all other awards are due by March 15, 2026.
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The Gail E. Hawisher & Cynthia L. Selfe Caring for the Future Scholarship, which defrays the costs of travel, dorm lodging, and registration for an eligible scholar so that they may attend Computers and Writing in person.
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The Kairos Best Webtext Award for the best academic webtext published in the previous calendar year (the webtext does not have to be published in Kairos).
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The John Lovas Award for an outstanding online project (blog, podcast, etc.) devoted largely to academic pursuits.
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The Kairos Awards for Graduate Students and Contingent Faculty (teaching, scholarship, and service categories) to recognize outstanding contributions in teaching, scholarship, and service to the field of Computers and Writing by graduate students and contingent faculty.
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The Bill Hart-Davidson Mentorship Award, which recognizes exemplary mentorship in the field of Computers and Writing.
Visit the Kairos website for more details about these awards!
Spotlight: Bill Hart-Davidson Mentorship Award
Today, we specifically want to spotlight the Bill Hart-Davidson Mentorship Award, with nominations due by March 15, 2026!
Bill Hart-Davidson was one of the earliest supporters of Kairos, joining the inaugural editorial board and serving until his passing in 2024. Bill was known for his kindness, his prescient consideration of future technological challenges such as AI and computer-based agents, and his ability to carefully consider an issue from all sides and rhetorically problem-solve and bridge gaps between people and ideas.
Bill was a force for good in the world, and his philosophy of giving—"when in doubt, give more"—has become an aspirational model for us all. Bill was particularly known for his mentorship, which was indeed a kind of giving, and one that we all need at some points in our lives.
The Bill Hart-Davidson Mentorship Award honors Bill’s legacy by recognizing stellar individuals who (often quietly, and with little fanfare) provide the key supports that sustain us as teachers, as scholars, as designers and artists who work rhetorically to further our understanding of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy. Any member of our community can be nominated for this award; nominees need not be at any particular stage of their career to be considered. The key criterion is whether the nominee exhibits Bill’s philosophy of giving.
For more info about the award and eligibility criteria and/or to submit a nomination, check out the nomination link!