Gary A. Olson is Professor of English and teaches in the graduate program in rhetoric and composition at the University of South Florida. His two most recent books are Women Writing Culture (with Elizabeth Hirsh) and Composition Theory for the Postmodern Classroom (with Sidney I. Dobrin), also published by SUNY Press. In 1993, the Council of Editors of Learned Journals presented Olson with the International Award for Distinguished Retiring Editor for his decade of work as editor of the Journal of Advanced Composition. Todd Taylor teaches writing and composition theory at the University of South Florida, where he is senior editor as well as on-line editor of JAC: A Journal of Composition Theory.

• Foreword J. Hillis MillerIntroduction Joining the Scholarly Conversation: Publishing Articles and Chapters Breaking the Print Barrier: Entering the Professional Conversation Christina MurphyPublishing Scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition: Joining the Conversation Gary A. OlsonScholarship and Teaching: Motives and Strategies for Writing Articles in Composition Studies Richard C. GebhardtPerson, Position, Style Joseph HarrisGender and Publishing Scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition Theresa EnosShaping the Conversation: Publishing Scholarly Monographs and Textbooks From Dissertation to Scholarly Monograph: Meeting Professional Expectations Maureen M. HouriganGetting Booked: Commodity, Confinement, Conundrum Jasper NeelThe Edited Collection: A Scholarly Contribution and More Gall E. Hawisher and Cynthia L. SelfePlanning and Producing a Traditional Rhetoric Textbook Michael L. Keene and Ralph F. VossMaking Essay Connections: Editing Readers for First-Year Writers Lynn Z. BloomNegotiating the Conversation: Examining Issues in Scholarly Publishing The Consequences of Theory for the Practice of Writing Thomas KentObservation-Based Theory Building Linda FlowerConducting Research in the History of Rhetoric: An Open Letter to a Future Historian of Rhetoric James J. MurphyThe Politics of Electronic Scholarship in Rhetoric and Composition Todd TaylorWork Habits of Productive Scholarly Writers: Insights from Research in Psychology Robert BoiceGraduate Students as Active Members of the Profession: Some Questions for Mentoring Janice M. LauerContributors Index

"This distinguished collection is the best book I know on how to publish scholarship in rhetoric and composition—and why one should. It will also have great value for those outside rhetoric and composition, since much of the advice and information is easily transferable. Publishing in Rhetoric and Composition, however, is far more than a "How To" book. It also marks a distinct stage in the professionalization of a discipline that is certain to become increasingly more important in the coming years. Moreover, this collection of essays by leading specialists in the field provides a remarkably comprehensive survey of what is going on in this field at the moment." — J. Hillis Miller, from the Foreword