I support this petition.

Ellen Mayock, Washington and Lee University

I support the formation of this group.

I wholeheartedly support the creation of a Creative Writing forum within RCWS, and hope that it leads to fruitful conversation among students and scholars of writing across genres.

Benjamin Miller
The Graduate Center, CUNY

Nancy Caronia, University of Rhode Island

I support this petition.

I support this forum. Kristin George Bagdanov

Hi Pedro,  I often encounter minorities in my classrooms, and, because they are online classes, I sometimes feel handicapped when I respond to them.  They cannot see my smile or the twinkle in my eye as I try to reassure them that their command of English is excellent but spelling, grammar, language usage and sentence structure problems are g…[Read more]

I support the creation of the Creative Writing forum.

Janelle Adsit

This is a group that should have been part of the MLA a long time ago, so yes, support its formation.

I support this petition. — Paige C. Morgan

I also support the creation of this forum, which will bring together scholars and practitioners of creative writing, new media composition, and electronic literature to the great benefit of their various communities and fields.

I support this petition.–Dene Grigar

I believe this group will help scholars in both rhetoric and composition and creative writing have the visibility they deserve in the MLA, especially since both groups are informing some of the most exciting scholarship being produced today. I fully support the creation of this group.

I wrote this post explaining why support for this Forum is a great idea, and urging friends in the Electronic Literature Organization to sign the petition.

http://kathiiberens.com/2014/05/22/elit-forum-mla/

I support this petition for an MLA Literacy Studies forum.

Cynthia L. Selfe, Ohio State University

Hi, everyone! We’re thrilled that you’re all in support of the new Literacy Studies forum. Please do be sure to head over there and sign the petition; that’s the venue of record for such declarations. (And don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions!)

I support this petition.

I support this forum as well.

Joshua Begley, Full Sail University

I support the creation of a RCWS Creative Writing Forum because I believe it will gather together storytellers publishing in digital, print and hybrid settings.  It’s got the potential to bridge communities that share common goals but don’t yet hang out all in one place.