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The Best Text Collection is one way the Writing Program (WP) works to highlight and circulate texts created by University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) students for writing courses at all undergraduate levels. Texts are reviewed and prepared for publication by graduate writing instructors, further deepening the WP focus on mentoring teachers of writing on inclusive pedagogical practices by extending these practices to graduate level instruction.

Published annually, each issue presents projects created for any Writing, Identity, & Power (ENGLWRIT111), College Writing (ENGLWRIT112/112H), or Junior Year Writing courses written by current UMass Amherst undergraduate students.

Best Text has moved to our new open-source publishing platform: https://openpublishing.library.umass.edu. Please see https://openpublishing.library.umass.edu/best_text/ for all issues.

Current Volume: Volume 3 2022

111: Writing, Identity, and Power

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Marathi and the Maharashtrian Community
Sayali Bhalerao

First place

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A Rejection of Identity
Rose Cusack

Second place

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My Vietnamese
Thanh Mai Xuan Tran

Third place

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Experience Versus Understanding
Adam Lachapelle

Honorable Mention

112/112H: College Writing

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American Tamed Tongues
Jenny Ly

First place

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Out in STEM
Ruby DiGregorio

Second place

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Mi Idioma Y Cultura
Jokaira Diaz

Honorable Mention

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How to End the Housing Crisis, Together
Dana Trifunovic

Honorable Mention

112/112H: Multimodal

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Teaching—A Declining Profession?
Avantika Manikandan

Third place

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Fighting Anti-Black Discrimination in Real Estate
Thamar L. Pierre - Louis

Honorable Mention

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Oh My Geese!
Jessica Zhang

Honorable Mention

Editorial Board

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2022 Editorial Board
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