Join us from 10–12 October, 2025
New York University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Theme: Co-Creation with AI: Navigating New Horizons in Writing and Learning

Writing centers and programs focus on the writer, encouraging agency, empowerment, and self-actualization through developing not only composition but also linguistic skills. Traditionally, this collaboration exists as a relationship between the writer and the reader/tutor/instructor; however, as generative AI (GenAI) becomes increasingly present and pervasive in composition, students are turning to it for support. While some are engaging with GenAI creatively and critically, many writers often rely on these tools to generate text. As such, writing centers and writing programs are now at a crossroads of praxis, determining when, where, and to what extent GenAI should be part of composition moving forward. These considerations add to the existing complexities and nuances of academic writing, especially in the MENA region. Where it is essential to consider the ways in which writers can continue to develop their own voices, it is also becoming necessary to factor in GenAI. As practitioners, we can discuss methods and share stories to figure out how to use GenAI as a tool, moving toward co-creation rather than dependence.

If you have any questions, please reach out to: nyuad.menawca@nyu.edu

Proposal submissions are now closed. Stay tuned for our conference schedule.

Below is a list of some questions to consider:

• How do we define co-creation with GenAI and what are its boundaries?
• How can GenAI be used for different stages of the writing process to encourage co-creation rather than dependence?
• How can GenAI be integrated into tutoring and teaching in ways that encourage student agency rather than loss of agency?
• How can GenAI be used to enhance creativity and criticality rather than just to generate text?
• How can we avoid standards and formulaic styles promoted by AI as “good writing” and use GenAI instead to highlight student’s styles and voices?
• How can methods of co-creation with AI support the teaching of writing in the disciplines and across the curriculum?
• What are the ways in which the specific concerns and needs of the MENA region and its students are complicated by AI or complicate our relationship with AI?

Authors of accepted proposals will be invited to submit their papers for consideration in a special MENAWCA issue of the MENA Writing Studies Journal.

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