Congrats to Abigail H. Long whose article “(Re)Turning to the Seams of Composing as a Feminist Orientation” (Vol. 26, no. 4, Summer 2024, Peitho) received an honorable mention for the 2025 Kathleen Ethel Welch Outstanding Article Award, sponsored by the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric and Composition.


One committee member praised Long’s article for being “innovative and self-reflexive,” as it “turn[s]” a “critical but generous eye onto the work we all do.” Another committee member noted that the article was a “strong example of the materiality of feminist rhetorics – not only in content but also in delivery.” Overall, the article “contributes to our understanding of embodiment in important ways” due to “the strong mix of published theory and personal story.”