Folks, I'm teaching a graduate seminar in Professional Writing Theory at Purdue this fall. One of the first issues I want to look at in the seminar is the question of how to define "Professional Writing." As grist for the mill, I thought I'd ask a number of people in the field to define what they mean by the term. I wonder whether you'd like to venture taking a stab at describing in a sentence or two (or three or four) what "Professional Writing" means, as you see it? Thanks a lot. I'll be happy to share the results of the exercise with you. Apologies to anyone receiving multiple copies of this message. Graham ********************************** Graham Smart Assistant Professor Department of English 324 Heavilon Hall Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana 47907 Office phone: (765) 496-1593 Home phone: (765) 496-2373 e-mail: [log in to unmask] **********************************