2025: Toronto, Ontario

Our 2025 conference was held at George Brown College in Toronto, Ontario on May 31 and June 1, 2025. The theme was “Reframing Togetherness in Writing and Discourse.” The conference program can be found here.

2024: Montreal, Quebec

The conference was held at the Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in Montreal, Quebec (and online), June 15-17, 2024. The theme was “Sustaining Writing in a Time of Crisis”. The conference program can be accessed here.

2023: Toronto, Ontario

The conference was held at the York University in Toronto, Ontario (and online), May 28-30, 2023. The theme was “Seeking Connections/Recognizing Divergence: Reckonings and Re-imaginings in Canadian Discourse and Writing Studies Today”. This was our first in-person conference since the start of COVID-19, and CASDW-ACR re-joined Congress. The conference program can be accessed here.

2022: Online

The conference was held online May 30 – June 02, 2022. The theme was “The Shape of Writing and Discourse Studies to Come”.

2021: Online

CASDW-ACR held its first independent online conference June 08-11, 2021. The theme of “Towards a More Critical Writing and Discourse Studies”.

2020: Postponed

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CASDW-ACR postponed the annual conference that was scheduled to take place May 30 – June 01 in London, Ontario. The theme would have addressed “Visions for Writing Studies”. The AGM was held online June 01, 2020.

2019: Vancouver, British Columbia

The conference was held at the University of British Columbia, June 1 – 3. The theme was “Circles of Writing Studies”. Our keynote speakers were Andrea Lunsford and Anthony Paré. The conference program can be accessed here.

2018: Regina, Saskatchewan

The conference was held at the University of Saskatchewan, May 26 – 28. The theme was “The Diversity of Writing and Discourse”. Our keynote speaker was Professor Paula Mathieu from Boston College. The conference program can be accessed here.

2017: Toronto, Ontario

The conference was held at Ryerson University, May 27 – 29. The theme was “The Presence of Writing: Making a Place for the Study of Writing and Discourse”. Our keynote speaker was Professor Rebecca Moore Howard from Syracuse University. The conference program can be accessed here.

2016: Calgary, Alberta

The conference was held at the University of Calgary, May 28 – 30. The theme was “The Power of Writing: Explorations of the Energy of Writing and Discourse”. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Douglas Brent from the University of Calgary. The conference program can be accessed here.

2015: Ottawa, Ontario

The conference was held at the University of Ottawa, May 30 – June 1. The theme was “Writing Commons: Research and Pedagogy in Discourse and Writing”. Our keynote speakers were Dr. John Willingsky from Stanford University/Simon Fraser University and Dr. Roger Graves from the University of Alberta. The conference program can be accessed here.

2014: St. Catherines, Ontario

The conference was held at Brock University, May 24 – 26. The theme was “Border and Boundaries: Research and Pedagogy in Discourse and Writing”. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Doreen Starke-Meyerring from McGill University. The conference program can be accessed here.

2013: Victoria, British Columbia

The conference was held at University of Victoria, June 1 – 3. The theme was “Transformations at the Edge: Writing Research, Discourse, & Pedagogy”. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Cheryl Geisler from Simon Fraser University. The conference program can be accessed here.

2012: Waterloo, Ontario

The conference was held at Wilfrid Laurier University, May 26 – 28. The theme was “Discourse, Writing and Interdisciplinarity”. Our keynote speaker was Dr. Natasha Artemeva from Carleton University. The conference program can be accessed here.

2011 and earlier

Calls for papers and programs for CASDW (formerly CATTW) for 2011 and earlier are available at: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~casdw/en/conferences.htm