About us
The Tertiary Writing Network (TWN) is an interdisciplinary organisation that provides an opportunity for people researching and teaching in the field of tertiary writing, to present and discuss their work at a colloquium.
TWN began as a one day conference in 1995 at Victoria University of Wellington (organised by Massey University) and has since been hosted by many large instutions. These institutions include:
- Massey University;
- University of Waikato;
- Waikato Polytechnic; and
- Auckland University of Technology.
Participants at the colloquium have come from many countries including New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific, South Africa and Norway.
Past TWN colloquium participants have included:
- teachers of Rhetoric/composition;
- teachers of English to second language speakers;
- tutors in learning support units;
- LAS or Writing Centers;
- specialists interested in teaching the genres of their discipline
- supervisors of post-graduate theses;
- teachers of creative writing; and
- teachers of generic writing papers to first language speakers.
2008: "From here to there"
In 2008, the Colloquium was run by a team of faculty and staff from AUT University, Auckland. Speakers included Dana Ferris from the University of California, Donna Lee Brien from Central Queensland University and John Bitchener from AUT University.
The Colloquium took place on 2 and 3 December, 2008 at the AUT campus.
The TWN gratefully acknowledges the support of the Faculty of Applied Humanities, the School of Communication Studies and the School of Languages and Social Sciences.
2006: "Old Text/Nu Txt: Writing for a Change"
In 2006, the Colloquium was run by a team of faculty and staff from Massey University, Palmerston North. They planned a stimulating program with exciting "homegrown" and international speakers; Alan Duff, Donna Reiss and Art Young.
The Colloquium took place on Thursday 7 December and Friday 8 December, 2006 at the Napier War Memorial Conference Centre.
The TWN gratefully acknowledges the sponsorship of the Department of Communication and Journalism, the School of Language Studies, and the School of English and Media Studies.
