The Writing Development in Higher Education 2010 conference, which brings together practitioners and researchers from the vibrant field of writing development theory and practice, was hosted by the Write Now Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning from 28 to 30 June 2010 and held in central London, at the Royal College of Physicians. The conference offered an important opportunity to explore the challenges of bringing about sustainable writing development in higher education. The conference abstracts and presentations provide a wealth of useful information for writing developers (click here to view outputs).