["TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView. ", "\nAbstract\nGenre is now a central concept in the research and teaching of multilingual writing, but it is a concept that has developed substantially—both theoretically and pedagogically—over the past few decades. This article traces genre's developing prominence specifically within the first 60 years of TESOL Quarterly, offering a window into its evolving role in our conceptions of writing and its current significance for the research and teaching of multilingual writing.\n"]