Author: Katherine Cramer

The 2026 issue of Kansas English, the award-winning peer-reviewed journal of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE), is now available on WSU’s Open Journal Systems. Katie Cramer, professor of English education, has served as editor-in-chief of Kansas English since 2017 and collaborates with Susan Matveyeva, journal manager of University Libraries, to publish the journal each year.

This year’s issue of Kansas English was published June 30 and features the work of several WSU-affiliated faculty, graduates, and students in addition to scholarly and creative work from authors across the state and region:

• Hailey Aranda-Mayorga, 2026 WSU graduate, published a children’s book review entitled “Tiger-Trapping in the Elementary Classroom: A Review of When You Trap a Tiger.”
• Avery Gathright, 2026 WSU graduate, published a creative piece called “‘We’re Bored’: A Narrative Reflection.”
• Alice Huelskamp, 2026 WSU graduate, published a YA book review entitled “‘It’s Okay to be Scared’: Finding Hope Amid the Horror in Hell Followed With Us” and a creative piece entitled “The In-Between.”
• Katie Cramer published two YA book reviews (“Representation and Intersectional Identities in Last Night at the Telegraph Club” and “Cultural Identity, Family History, and Grito in Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir”), a teaching tip (“Beyond the Traditional Field Experience: Collaborating with Program Graduates to Design and Implement an Applied Learning Experience in a YAL Methods Course”) and the editor’s letter (“The Attacks on Public Education Continue”).
• Sun Young Lee serves as column editor for Diverse Children’s Book/Media Reviews.
• In addition, the 2026 editorial review board includes several WSU faculty and alumni: Robin Folkerts, Krystal Iseminger, Sally Kimball, Kim Moody, Reagan Murnan, Victoria Opalewski, Blake Overman, Nancy Sturm, Keely Tolbert and Nathan Whitman.

Those interested in submitting their work to Kansas English can review the call for general submissions as well as the call for column submissions.

Kansas English, edited by Dr. Katie Cramer, professor of English Education in the School of Education, and published in WSU’s Open Journal Systems by the Kansas Association of Teachers of English, has been named a recipient of the 2025 NCTE Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award, given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This is the sixth year in a row that Kansas English has earned this distinction.

Established in 1995, this award honors outstanding affiliate journals and their editors who demonstrate excellence in these publications. The winning affiliate journal must be a magazine-type publication — print or online — and provide members with scholarly articles on issues and topics related to English language arts teaching. The journals are judged on content, organization and scholarly exploration, appeal to many different groups within the affiliate, coverage of important issues in English language arts education, and inclusion of other types of writing (e.g., poetry, affiliate news, book reviews).

The Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award winners will be announced at the 2025 NCTE Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado, during the Affiliate Session Nov. 23.

The 2025 issue of Kansas English, the award-winning peer-reviewed journal of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE), is now available on WSU’s Open Journal Systems. Katie Cramer, professor of English education, has served as editor-in-chief of Kansas English since 2017 and collaborates with Susan Matveyeva, journal manager of University Libraries, to publish the journal each year.

This year’s issue of Kansas English was published July 25 and features the work of several WSU-affiliated faculty, graduates and students in addition to scholarly and creative work from authors across the state and region:

• Caleb K. Thornton, WSU alum and KATE president, published “Presidential Perspectives.”
• Reagan Murnan, assistant professor of special education and program coordinator of the M.Ed. in special education alternative certification programs, co-authored with Sandra Bequette a practitioner piece entitled “Sound Foundations: Strengthening Reading Development through Phonological Awareness and Phonics Integration.”
• Lael Ewy, WSU lecturer in English, published a reflective essay “Dualities of Dual Enrollment: Navigating the Literal and Liminal Spaces of a Community College Outreach Program.”
• WSU students Kaitlyn Chain, Avery Gathright, Alice Huelskamp and Sophia Loerke published a reflective essay entitled “All American Boys Has Staying Power a Decade Later: Here’s Why.”
• 2025 WSU graduate Jayden Mitchell published a poem called “Something More.”
• Nathan G. Whitman, WSU alum and faculty and KATE past-president, published “2025 KATE Conference Preview and Invitation.”
• Katie Cramer published a YA book review (“Resilience in the Face of Traumatic Brain Injury in Jacqueline Woodson’s Before the Ever After”), a teaching tip (“Reading Response Framework for Student-Led Discussion in an English Methods Course”) and the editor’s letter (“Let’s Affirm and Celebrate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”).
• In addition, the 2025 editorial review board includes several WSU faculty and alumni: Robin Folkerts, Krystal Iseminger, Sally Kimball, Victoria Opalewski, Blake Overman, Nancy Sturm, Keely Tolbert, Nathan Whitman and Kim Wilson. Reagan Murnan will join the board in 2026.

Those interested in submitting their work to Kansas English can review the call for general submissions as well as the call for column submissions.

“Kansas English,” edited by Dr. Katie Cramer, professor of English education in the School of Education, and published in WSU’s Open Journal Systems by the Kansas Association of Teachers of English, has been named a recipient of the 2024 NCTE Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award, given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This is the fifth year in a row that “Kansas English” has earned this distinction.

Established in 1995, this award honors outstanding affiliate journals and their editors who demonstrate excellence in these publications. The winning affiliate journal must be a magazine-type publication — print or online — and provide members with scholarly articles on issues and topics related to English language arts teaching. The journals are judged on content, organization and scholarly exploration, appeal to many different groups within the affiliate, coverage of important issues in English language arts education and inclusion of other types of writing (e.g. poetry, affiliate news, book reviews).

The Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award winners will be announced at the 2024 NCTE Annual Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, during the Affiliate Session Nov. 24.

The 2024 issue of Kansas English, the award-winning peer-reviewed journal of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE), is now available on WSU’s Open Journal Systems. Katie Cramer, professor of English education, has served as editor-in-chief of Kansas English since 2017 and collaborates with Susan Matveyeva, journal manager of Univeristy Libraries, to publish the journal each year.

This year’s issue of Kansas English was published June 25 and features the work of several WSU-affiliated faculty, graduates and students in addition to scholarly and creative work from authors across the state and region:

• Nathan G. Whitman, WSU alum and KATE president, published “Perspectives from the President.”
• Carrie Dickison, associate teaching professor and assistant director of WSU’s Writing Program, published “Revising Writing Assignments in Response to Generative AI.”
• WSU students Michelle Anderson, Baylee Reyes and Mattelyn Swartz co-authored a children’s book review entitled “Unveiling Courage: A Review of Trudy Ludwig’s Brave Every Day.”
• 2024 WSU graduate Haven Massey had two pieces published: a reflective essay entitled “Do As I Say and As I Do: Creating Strong Writers by Emphasizing and Modeling the Process” and a young adult book review entitled “Monumental Stories Found in We Deserve Monuments.”
• 2024 WSU graduate Danika Pester published a young adult book review entitled “A Glimpse of McCurdy: Her Rise & Fall from Fame in I’m Glad My Mom Died.”
• In addition, the 2024 editorial review board includes several WSU faculty and alumni: Robin Folkerts, Krystal Iseminger, Sally Kimball, Victoria Opalewski, Blake Overman, Nancy Sturm, Keely Tolbert, Nathan Whitman and Dr. Kim Wilson.

Those interested in submitting their work to Kansas English can review the call for general submissions as well as the call for column submissions.

“Kansas English,” edited by Dr. Katie Cramer, professor of English education in the School of Education, and published in WSU’s Open Journal Systems by the Kansas Association of Teachers of English, has been named a recipient of the 2023 NCTE Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award, given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This is the fourth year in a row that “Kansas English” has earned this distinction.

Established in 1995, the award honors outstanding affiliate journals and their editors who demonstrate excellence in these publications. The winning affiliate journal must be a magazine-type publication—print or online—and provide members with scholarly articles on issues and topics related to English language arts teaching. The journals are judged on content, organization and scholarly exploration; appeal to many different groups within the affiliate; coverage of important issues in English language arts education; and inclusion of other types of writing (e.g., poetry, affiliate news, book reviews).

The Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award winners will be announced at the 2023 NCTE Annual Convention in Columbus, OH, during the affiliate session Nov. 19.

The 2023 issue of Kansas English, the award-winning, peer-reviewed journal of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE), is now available on WSU’s Open Journal Systems.

Dr. Katie Cramer, professor of English education in the School of Education, has served as editor-in-chief of Kansas English since 2017 and collaborates with Dr. Susan Matveyeva, journal manager, of WSU Libraries to publish the journal each year.

This year’s issue of Kansas English was published on June 30 and features the work of several WSU-affiliated faculty and graduates:

• KATE President Nathan Whitman, also a WSU alum, published two pieces: “Perspectives from the President” and “A Means of Living, Seeing, and Teaching through Haiku”
• Reagan Murnan, Heidi Cornell and Angela Beeler co-authored “Universal Design for Learning as a Pathway for Accessible Narrative Writing Practices for Diverse Adolescents.”
• Darren Defrain published “Knowing the Rules: A Reflective Essay.”
• 2023 WSU graduate Caleb Thornton published “Draft Dodging: Learning the Art of Revision.”
• In addition, the 2023 editorial review board includes several WSU faculty and alumni: Dr. Robin Folkerts, Krystal Iseminger, Sally Kimball, Victoria Opalewski, Blake Overman, Nancy Sturm, Keely Tolbert, Nathan Whitman and Dr. Kim Wilson.

Those interested in submitting their work to Kansas English, review the call for general submissions as well as the call for column submissions.

The University Press of Kansas (UPK) will host a virtual spring publishing seminar from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 25. The event, aimed to increase knowledge of the academic publishing industry, is open to the communities of the six state regent universities.

Event itinerary:

• 1-1:40 p.m. – “All About UPK: Who We Are, What We Do,” Kelly Chrisman Jacques, managing director
• 1:45-2:25 p.m. – “Researching Publishers and Preparing a Proposal,” Joyce Harrison, editor in chief
• 2:30-3:10 p.m. – “Revising Your Dissertation,” David Congdon, senior editor
• 3:15-4 p.m. – “Contracts, Copyright, and Permissions,” Joyce Harrison and Andrea Laws, administrative assistant and permissions coordinator

Each presentation will be followed by Q&A. There will be a five-minute break between sessions.

The University Press of Kansas publishes scholarly books that advance knowledge and regional books that contribute to the understanding of Kansas, the Great Plains and the Midwest. Founded in 1946 and reorganized in 1967 and again in 1976, it represents the six state universities: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University, the University of Kansas and Wichita State University. The press is located on the west campus of the KU.

For more information about the publishing seminar, or the University Press of Kansas, contact Derek Helms, director of marketing & publicity, at 785- 864-9170 or at helms@ku.edu.

Kansas English — edited by Dr. Katie Cramer, professor of English education in the School of Education, and published in WSU’s Open Journal Systems by the Kansas Association of Teachers of English — has been named a recipient of the 2022 NCTE Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award, given by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). This is the third year in a row that Kansas English has earned this distinction.

Established in 1995, this award honors outstanding affiliate journals and their editors who demonstrate excellence. The journals are judged on content, organization, and scholarly exploration, appeal to many groups within the affiliate, coverage of important issues in English language arts education, and inclusion of other types of writing.

The Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award winners will be announced on Nov. 20 at the 2022 NCTE Annual Convention in Anaheim, California.

Kansas English, edited by Dr. Katherine Cramer, professor of English Education in the School of Education, and published by the Kansas Association of Teachers of English on Wichita State’s Open Journal Systems, has been named a recipient of the 2021 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award, given by the NCTE. This is the second year in a row that Kansas English has earned this distinction.

Established in 1995, this award honors outstanding affiliate journals and their editors who demonstrate excellence in these publications. The winning affiliate journal must be a magazine-type publication—print or online—and provide members with scholarly articles on issues and topics related to English language arts teaching. The journals are judged on the following: content, organization, scholarly exploration, appeal to different groups within the affiliate, coverage of important issues in English language arts education and inclusion of other types of writing (e.g., poetry, affiliate news, book reviews).

The Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award winners was announced at the 2021 NCTE Annual Convention during the affiliate event Sunday, Nov. 21.