Future of Writing 2026 (online and in-person)

A two-day symposium exploring the next directions in writing and writing instruction. See

Feb 20, online via zoom

Feb 21, in-person event, University of Southern California, Mudd Hall

The Dornsife Writing Program at the University of Southern California, the Institute on Ethics & Trust in Computing, the Viterbi Engineering in Society program, the Ahmanson Lab, the Electronic Literature Organization, and the Humanities and Critical Code Studies Lab invite you to The Future of Writing 26: A Symposium for Teachers, a two-day event in which we look down the road to what is coming next. Free and open to all.

Join lively interactive sessions, lightning talks, and panel discussions on topics from first-year college writing to journalism, from professional to creative writing. Explore the ever-changing norms of digital pedagogy and envision how our choices will shape the classroom praxis of the decade ahead.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Mark Marino