The Digital Universe

Death of writing systems linked to viability of civilizations, first-of-its-kind study finds

As civilizations die, so do their forms of writing, top scholars of ancient cultures found in the first study to examine the extinction of writing systems. The research also showed that ancient ...
The Independent

Why this is a golden age for children's literature: 'Children's books are one of the most important forms of writing we have'

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The first book I read to ...
The Harvard Crimson

Writing as Activism

Jessenia N. Class ’20, a Crimson Editorial Chair, is a Cognitive Neuroscience and Evolutionary Psychology concentrator in Quincy House. Robert Miranda ’20, a Crimson Editorial Chair, is an English ...
The Conversation

Writing for our (digital) lives: war, social media and the urgent need to update how we teach English

Dr Lucinda McKnight receives funding from the Australian government through the Australian Research Council (ARC). She is a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) recipient. The war in ...
Medicine Buffalo

Innovative Writing

The Certificate in Innovative Writing presents a unique form of graduate study in creative writing, closely intertwining the practice of writing with literary and aesthetic inquiries. Students in the ...
Pew Research Center

Part II: How Much, and What, do Today’s Middle and High School Students Write?

AP and NWP teachers participating in the survey report giving students written assignments ranging from research papers to short responses, journaling, and creative writing. The type and frequency of ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Using Google Docs Forms to Run a Peer-Review Writing Workshop

Today in my literary theory and writing course I found yet another great use for Google Docs, one of our favorite subjects here at ProfHacker. Specifically, I used Google Docs Forms to structure an in ...
CBC.ca

'Write about love. All forms of love': Kurt Palka on the best writing advice he's ever received

Kurt Palka's latest foray into historical fiction is The Hour of the Fox, a 1970s set story following a successful corporate lawyer named Margaret Bradley. When her son dies suddenly, Margaret ...