Waaaay back in 1977, when I started WLN, those of us who were opening new or developing existing writing centers needed a way to keep in touch. In those ancient days before the Internet and e-mail, I thought a newsletter would help us to keep in touch with each other and share information or resources or just let each other know where we were. Over the years, WLN morphed into a journal with articles that are peer reviewed, a scholarly publication. So it is now a journal, not a newsletter, and it’s time to recognize that Writing Lab Newsletter is no longer a name that fits appropriately. But we want to hang on to a bit of our past and not forget where we started from, the WLN part.

Beginning with Vol. 40.1, in September, the publication will be (drum roll, please…..)

WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship

Eventually, instead of referring to WLN, we’ll use WCS as a shorthand when we don’t stop to spell out the full name, and we invite you to do so also. I hope you like the new name as much as we do.

Mickey