Seagull Norton Composition

Everyone’s an Author

Available for Fall 2026

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Build student confidence in their power as writers 

 
 

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In Everyone’s an Author, a positive and media-rich emphasis on real-world rhetoric engages and motivates students to practice academic writing skills in meaningful ways. In the Fifth Edition, they are guided to read, reflect, and write directly within the new assignable Norton Illumine Ebook. And new chapters help students make the most of human connections between writers through collaborative peer review and group work—even as they learn to navigate generative AI. 

 
 

Motivate student participation as they read, reflect, and write all in one place

Brief, low-stakes writing activities and Check Your Understanding questions get students comfortable understanding and practicing rhetorical thinking as they read. Key sections and videos are made assignable as students respond right within the ebook, giving instructors deeper visibility into how their students are engaging with their course materials.

Encourage meaningful connections between academic writing and students’ lives.

This edition meets students where they are with advice and examples that show how exciting (and challenging) it is to be an author today. New chapters help students navigate generative AI and collaborate through peer review and group work.

 
 

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Meet your marketing manager: Michele Dobbins

Michele is excited to connect with you about everything composition related—from getting into the nitty gritty about our book content to strategizing about generative AI and courseware. Having started with W. W. Norton as an intern, she’s now been with Norton for over eight years, happily working from home with her five cats and innumerable chickens. A recent book she still hasn't quite gotten over yet is The Family Experiment by John Marrs because it combines reality tv and virtual reality (two things Michele loves to talk about!).

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