Writing Division
The mission of the Writing Division is to provide a forum for discussion of issues pertinent to writing for electronic and other media; to develop understanding of media writing and the teaching of writing through scholarly research to be presented at panels and in an annual competition for scholarly papers at the BEA convention; to encourage student writing through an annual, national scriptwriting competition; to encourage creative writing by faculty through an annual, faculty scriptwriting competition; and to maintain a web page with a collection of media writing resources such as syllabi, scripts, grants, competitions and links to other writing resources on the web.
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Leadership
John McHale | Chair
Illinois State University
Michael Whalen | Paper Chair
Santa Clara University
Antonio Zarro | Faculty Scriptwriting Chair
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Jonathan D. Mabee | Student Scriptwriting Chair
Missouri State University
Marty Shafer | Webmaster & Student Scriptwriting Co-Chair
Oakland University
Kyle Bergersen | Student Scriptwriting Co-Chair
University of Oklahoma
Edward Fink | Newsletter Editor
California State University, Fullerton
Mary Beth O’Connor | Recording Secretary
Purdue University Northwest