Northern California Writing Centers Association Conference 2026
Conference Information
Saturday, April 18, 2026
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
One University Circle, California State University, Turlock, CA 95382
Directions to Stanislaus State
Keynote Address
Sherwin Sales, CSU Dominguez Hills
"Sherwin Kawahakui Ranchez Sales received his Ph.D. in English from Washington State University. His research interests include writing center studies, composition theory, antiracist pedagogies, and Asian American and Pacific Islander discourses. Dr. Sales’ work aims to center discussion of race, particularly as they concern Asian American and Pacific Islanders, and to call greater attention to the racial experiences that accompany such identities. He has contributed to journals such as Rhetoric Review, College Composition and Communication, Xchanges, and The Peer Review."
Recent Writing Center Scholarship
- “Challenging Writing Centers’ Commonplaces: An Emerging Director’s Take on Complicity and Social Justice and Its Place in the University.” The Peer Review, vol. 7, no. 1 (2023)
- “Bold Uncertainty: Discomfort in the Writing Center as a Catalyst for Growth and Transformation” International Writing Centers Association Annual Conference (October 2022)
Additional Links
Contact Information
Please contact the conference coordinators if you have questions or concerns:
- Maria Camarena, Writing Center Director: mcamarena8@csustan.edu, (209) 667-3674
- Jacqueline Hollcraft, Writing Center Associate Director: jhollcraft@csustan.edu, (209) 667-3463
Sponsored by
California State University, Stanislaus
Updated: December 12, 2025