Kick-Starting Your Summer Writing Project

Date & Time & Location: 

• Friday, May 16 (1:00 PM – 4:00 PM) | MGSC 128 and virtually via Zoom (Join the zoom session)
• Tuesday, May 20 (10:00 AM – 4:00 PM) | Butler Boardroom

Finding uninterrupted time to work on a writing project is often a challenge. Whether we are drafting a book proposal, an article, an op-ed, or a fellowship proposal, distractions tend to chip away at our best-laid writing plans. Make the beginning of summer an opportunity to focus on your writing project by joining colleagues for a 1.5-day “write-on-site.”

Day 1 – Friday, May 16 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: MGSC 128 and virtually via Zoom (Join the zoom session) Presenters: Chelsea Butkowski (SOC | Communication Studies), Megan Finn (SOC | Communication Studies), Anna Olsson (Assistant Vice Provost, CTRL) & Shari Watkins (Senior Research Fellow, CTRL)

The first half-day session includes a presentation by two faculty colleagues who launched a writing group two years ago, sharing their tips for how to do so successfully; a presentation on the benefits of writing with colleagues (especially in times like these); followed by group discussions and brainstorming to discuss and collect your ideas for how CTRL and its partners can support you in your various writing endeavors. 

Day 2 – Tuesday, May 20

Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Butler Boardroom

On the second day CTRL will provide lunch, drinks, snacks, and a place for quiet, individual work. You bring your writing projects and emerging ideas. 

This workshop is part of a re-launch of CTRL’s Partners in Writing Program (co-sponsored by the University Library, the Faculty Senate Committee on Scholarship, and the Humanities Lab), which will include the launch of writing groups and weekly ad hoc writing spaces for faculty to work on individual writing projects, as well as workshops and presentations related to writing and networking spaces for faculty.