The purpose of this study is to uncover the struggles English language teaching textbook writers experienced in producing English language textbooks and their influence on educational material in Colombia. The ELT textbook writers are considered individuals who create educational materials and play a crucial role in shaping language learning experiences for students and language teachers. These ELT textbook writers are subjects who have views on the content of teaching, pedagogical strategies, and cultural sensitivity to facilitate English language teaching and learning. However, the textbook industry is a hierarchical machinery with a top-down management approach, in which textbook writers have little space to resist and subvert hegemonical practices in textbook production. According...