Young Scholars in Writing

Young Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric publishes research articles written by undergraduates on topics related to rhetoric and writing. Articles integrate secondary sources from the area under investigation and offer primary research conducted by the writer(s) and/or ground inquiry in a defined theoretical framework. Articles make an intellectual contribution to their respective fields. Young Scholars in Writing also publishes collaborative manuscripts and research by or about historically or currently marginalized or underrepresented peoples and cultures. Young Scholars in Writing is peer-reviewed by undergraduate students from a range of two- and four-year colleges from across the U.S. and former contributors to the journal. It is also faculty-reviewed by editorial board members from higher education institutions across the US. CONTENTS OF VOLUME 23 (2026): EDITORS' NOTE, Cyndy Lopez Guerrero and Tomas Guerrero | Tribute to Emily Cope | ARTICLES: SMART Questions for Inclusive Tutoring by Ainel Saduova | Feminist Rhetoric by Another Name: Examination of Its Quiet and Unacknowledged Presence Across Disciplines by Allison Rivard and Cassandra Pay | Beyond the Opinion: The Rhetorical Foundations of Roper v. Simmons by Atharva Abhyankar | Sincerely, Her: Analysis of Authorship and Genre in Women's Diaries by Ella Yates | Silent Com(pin)city: A Rhetorical Analysis of Albright's Pin Diplomacy and the U.S. Role in the Rwandan Genocide by Gwendolyn Crain | Engaging Children with Literacy at Armstrong Browning Library: An Archival Study of the Children's Summer Institute by Julianne Fullerton | Poison or Antidote? The Role of Feedback Practices in Writing Apprehension by Karlygash Mukanova | What's In a Question? Tutoring Technique Through the Lens of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy by Luiza Aitkozha | Marching in the Margins: A Historical & Rhetorical Analysis of the Role of Essential Women in the History of the Baylor University Golden Wave Band, 1932-1967 by Marisa Sandifer | Beyond the Anglophone Norm: Evidence from Post-Session Reports in a Multilingual Writing Center by Marzhan Salmenbayeva | An Analysis of Text Box Interfaces: Connecting Games with Writing and Unlocking the Rhetorical Possibilities of Systems Within Multimodal Compositions by Nicholas Daggs | Reflection on Mentorship Networks: Building Undergraduate Writing Studies Research as a STEM Major by Nickel Spartz | Mind The Gap: A Critical Examination of Scholarly Conceptions and Student Perceptions of First Drafts in Writing Pedagogy by Nicole Kiama | One-Third of College Writing Course Instructors Do Not Mention the Writing Center to Students: An Audit of Syllabi by Raphael Jon Moreno | CONTRIBUTORS