Editors McIntosh, Pelaez-Morales, and Silva present students, academics, researchers, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a collection of academic papers and scholarly articles focused on second language writing scholarship and professionalism. The eleven contributions that make up the main body of the text are devoted to observation, interaction, and action in professional writing practice; mentoring doctoral students in second language writing; the PhD process as activity, and a wide variety of other related subjects. Kyle McIntosh is a faculty member of the University of Tampa, Florida. Carolina Pelaez-Morales is a faculty member of Columbus State University, Ohio. Tony Silva is a faculty member of Purdue University, Indiana. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)