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Submissions

Overview of Publication for the 2023 Issue Students in Writing 1, Linguistics 12, and Writing 2 are invited to submit ...

“The Mashey M. Bernstein ‘Future Writer’ Award.”

The UCSB Writing Program and Starting Lines are pleased to announce a new annual award titled “The Mashey M. Bernstein '

Ingrid Bowman: Five Devices Jigsaw Lesson

Background for this lesson: This lesson is designed as a follow-up after each student has hand-written a summary in clas...

Gender Stereotypes In Advertising

Advertisements are everywhere in our lives, but do you know that a lot of the products are being advertised and promoted...

Welcome to Starting Lines

Starting Lines is a publication of the University of California at Santa Barbara Writing Program, and it is dedicated to publishing the best work that students produce in Linguistics 10, Writing 1, and Writing 2. Every year for the last 13 years, Starting Lines has been published, and you can depend on it being published next year by Hayden McNeil, our new publishing partner.

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Deadlines

2018 Issue

  • Spring 17: 6/26
  • Summer A: 8/7
  • Summer B: 9/25
  • Fall 17: 1/8
  • Winter 18: 3/30