About this Journal

In our current issue, published in the Fall of 2025, we are proud to showcase the winners of our 2024 Best Text Contest.

The Best Text Collection is one way the Writing Program (WP) works to highlight and circulate texts created by University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) students for writing courses at all undergraduate levels. Texts are reviewed and prepared for publication by graduate writing instructors, further deepening the WP focus on collaborative and inclusive pedagogical practices.

Published annually, each issue presents alphabetic and multimodal projects created by current UMass Amherst undergraduate students in one of three classes: Writing, Identity, & Power (ENGLWRIT111), College Writing (ENGLWRIT112/112H), and Junior Year Writing (300-level writing course taught within a student’s major department, school, or college).

Students interested in submitting their work should visit the WP's Best Text Contest page.