European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing


The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing is an academic association supporting scholarly activity in academic writing. The association was first established in 1999 with the first conference being held in 2001. The Europe-wide association has three main activities: a bi-annual conference, an Internet forum and the Journal of Academic Writing.

The EATAW Conference

The EATAW conference is held every two years in a European University. It was first held in 2001 in Groningen. The occasion of the bi-annual conference is when the EATAW board is elected for a term of two years.
YearCountryHost institutionKeynotes speakersSource
2001 NetherlandsUniversity of Groningen
2003 HungaryCentral European University, Budapest
2005 GreeceHellenic American Union, AthensLotte Rienecker
2007 GermanyRuhr-Universität BochumKirsti Lonka, Ken Hyland
2009 The United KingdomCoventry UniversitySally Mitchell, Christian Schunn, Gabriela Ruhmann
2011 IrelandUniversity of LimerickPeter Elbow, Katrin Girgensohn
2013 HungaryCentral European University, BudapestPaul Kei Matsuda, Christiane Donahue, Bojana Petric
2015 EstoniaTallinn University of Technology, TallinnUlla Connor, Caroline Coffin, Jim Donohue, Terry Myers Zawacki
2017 The United KingdomRoyal Holloway, University of LondonRon Barnett
2019 SwedenChalmers University of Technology, Göteborg

The Journal of Academic Writing

The Journal of Academic Writing is a peer reviewed journal established by EATAW.