Call for Manuscripts
Call for Manuscripts
The Utah English Journal is seeking submissions for the 2026 issue, to be published in conjunction with our annual conference in 2026. In this time of public challenges to what and how we teach, we invite teachers to submit manuscripts that address the shifting landscape of ELA teaching in these times. Authors might consider ideas inspired by the questions below.
- How do you build a community in your classroom? What strategies have you used to help students feel safe to explore new ideas, share their learning, and feel valued for what they have to contribute?
- How are you dealing with the rise of artificial intelligence and tools like ChatGPT in your classroom?
- How do you engage in anti-racist teaching in your classroom?
- How do you teach skills of information literacy and help your students know how to navigate an increasingly complex world of facts, opinions, and misinformation?
- How do you select and teach literature that meets the needs of all students? What approaches do you use to match students to books and stories that will make a meaningful difference in their literacy skills and in their lives?
In addition, we are always interested in submissions of general interest. Specifically, we are interested in manuscripts that address any of the following (or similar) questions:
- What are engaging and effective ways to teach students about the power that literature can have in the world and in their own lives?
- How do you incorporate multiple genres, images, or other forms of representation into your writing instruction?
- What issues or questions concern or perplex you as you teach English, and how have you gone about investigating these issues?
- How do you help English Language Learners in your classes?
- How do you handle the many demands of teaching while managing to stay sane and humane?
For further information on manuscript and submission details, please visit the Manuscript Guidelines page.