NAWE's new Journal of Creative Writing Research, Writing in Practice, is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to explore the nature of the art of writing, highlighting current academic thinking and practice, and reflecting on this with an international outlook.
The journal will encourage the investigation of a broad range of possible approaches to Creative Writing, focusing in particular on critical discussion of creative processes, and critical examination of the history and pedagogy of Creative Writing in all contexts. It also aims to encourage research in the field of Creative Writing, including practice-based and practice-led research. Creative Writing itself is welcomed when integral to an article.
Volume 10 is now published (January 2025).
The Editorial Board is drawn from the NAWE Higher Education Committee. A Principal Editor works on each edition with three Issue Editors from the Board. The current Principal Editors are Kate North, Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Francis Gilbert, Goldsmiths, University of London. William Gallagher is involved as General Editor of NAWE Publications.
All submissions to Writing in Practice are anonymously double peer reviewed.
Writing in Practice is an open access journal meaning all content is freely available without charge users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. Writing in Practice complements but remains distinct from Writing in Education, the online NAWE magazine exclusively available to its members.
As the UK Subject Association for Creative Writing, NAWE aims to further knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of Creative Writing and to support good practice in its teaching and learning at all levels.