Professional Writing Resources
Share Your Work
- RhetTech journal - publishes undergraduate work in writing/rhet/TC
- The Organization for Professional Writers - invites students to submit articles about topics relating to professional writing
- SIGDOC Undergraduate Student Research Competition
- Young Scholars in Writing - publishes research articles written by undergraduates on rhetoric and writing
- Xchanges: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Technical Communication, Rhetoric, and Writing Across the Curriculum - publishes research of upper-level undergraduates in their Fall issue
Professional Groups
- Women in Technical Communication
- ATTW (Association of Teachers of Technical Writing)
- ACM SIGDOC (Special Interest Group on Design of Communication)
- STC (Society for Technical Communication)
- Michigan Great Lakes Chapter of STC
- IEEE PCS (Professional Communication Society)
- Tekom Europe
- Write the Docs
- ABC (Association for Business Communication)
- MI UXPA (Michigan chapter of User Experience Professionals Association)
- AMWA (American Medical Writers Association)
- NASW (National Association of Science Writers)
- CASW (Council for the Advancement of Science Writing)
- AIGA: the professional association for design
Scholarship Information
- The Diane Feldman Technical Editing SIG Scholarship: Two $1400 scholarships. The first scholarship assists students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in Technical Communication (or a related area, such as professional writing or digital media) and the second assists students who are pursuing a graduate degree in Technical Communication (or a related area, such as professional writing or digital media).
Journals
- Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
- Communication Design Quarterly
- International Journal of Business Communication
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication Quarterly
- RhetTech
- Technical Communication
- Technical Communication Quarterly
Pocasts
- Write the Docs podcast - https://podcast.writethedocs.org/
- Writers of Silicon Valley - https://www.writersofsiliconvalley.com/
- The Content Strategy podcast - https://www.contentstrategy.com/podcast
- The Cherryleaf podcast - https://cherryleaf.podbean.com/
- I’d Rather be Writing podcast - https://idratherbewriting.com/category-podcasts/
- Wireframe (Adobe) - https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/perspectives/wireframe-podcast/
- The Not-Boring Tech Writer podcast - https://www.thenotboringtechwriter.com/
- 10 Minute Tech Comm - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/uah-technical-writing/10minute-tech-comm
- The Manuscript - https://brenobarreto.co/the-manuscript-podcast/
- Grammar Girl - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/quick-dirty-tips/grammar-girl-quick-and-dirty-tips-for-better-writing
- Knowledgebase Ninjas - https://podcasts.bcast.fm/knowledgebase-ninjas
Blogs and Websites
Finding and Choosing Graduate Programs
- Master’s in Technical Communication and Scientific Communication Programs
- Dr. Jim Ridolfo’s Rhet Map
- Dr. Lisa Melonçon’s Maps of TPC Programs
- Ferswriteshoe’s “Choosing a Technical Communication Graduate Program”
Job Databases
- STC Career Center: Currently free for non-STC members.
- Local STC Jobs
- IABC Job Centre
- UPA Job Bank
- Dice
- TechWhirl