The Computers and Writing community now hosts an annual national conference, the Computers and Writing Conference, which was first held at the University of Minnesota in 1983. During those same years a journal has been published, Computers and Composition, co-edited by Cindy Selfe and Gail Hawisher. And, since 1989, a listserve has been maintained at Texas Tech by Fred Kemp called Megabyte University. Finally, a number of committees within the NCTE and the CCCC, and other individuals through their own efforts, have supported and encouraged the development of the computers and writing community over the years. The ACW does not supplant, but supports all of these activities.
Membership is solely dependent upon participation.
We rely on the organizing potential of the Internet to foster collaboration among the many teaching communities within the Pacific Basin and between Hawaii and the national Alliance, so an email address is beneficial but by no means required. The national ACW has corporate funding, enough to support the various regionals with mailings, ACW brochures, and other support activities, but not enough to provide grants to the regional organizations. The ACW Web Pages Are an Incredible Resource for someone who wants to get started using computers to teach writing.