In my disappointment Thursday over the class panel not being accepted for CCCC, I totally forgot that I’d also put in to be part of a half-day workshop on “Pixels, Paints and Operating Tables: Experimental Writing Workshops and the First-Year Writing Program”. (Basically, the conference is OK with presenting both at a panel discussion and a workshop, but not more than one of either.) In fact, with my complete focus on the work on class, I’d totally forgotten about the workshop for the past six months, until the “Congratulations!” letter came in the mail today. So it’s a good thing, but I’m still bummed that the topic much closer to my heart didn’t fly. And now I really gotta think about money for hotels and airfare, if I’m gonna do both RSA and CCCC. Crap.
In any case: Cindy, if my experience is any indication, you’re completely right. Thanks for the kind & well-taken advice.
Hey, Mike, I do hope you’ll come to the blogging events at 4Cs, since you’ll be attending the conference. And in response to Cindy’s comment, I recommend that you glance at Chapter 6 of Berkenkotter and Huckin’s Genre Knowledge, “Gatekeeping at an Academic Convention,” if you haven’t already. It’s all about the review process at 4Cs.
By the way, I think Cindy is mostly right about the crapshoot thing. I didn’t make that clear in my last comment.
Clancy, you know I’ll definitely try to make it to the blogging events — might not do all of ’em (you know how 4Cs is; so many good things you want to go to that the worst part is choosing among them and trying not to burn yourself out), but you’ll see me there.
And of course I’m definitely expecting I’ll see you and I’m hoping some other writing teacher bloggers for drinks at least one of those nights in San Antonio. Might be worth a post at Kairosnews and elsewhere, even — setting up a night and place to meet for those of us who’ve been reading one another’s writing?
🙁 Now I wish I were going