Virtual Intensive Writing Experience—Thesis & Dissertation Writers

Sponsored by the Purdue Writing Lab with support from the Purdue Graduate School.

The purpose of the Intensive Writing Experience is to give graduate students in good standing with their programs time to write or to revise their thesis or dissertation with support from Writing Lab staff.

Participants will receive writing instruction and support from Writing Lab staff, will spend significant time writing or revising their thesis or dissertation, and will network with other thesis and dissertation writers on campus.  

Fall 2020 Sessions

Our staff is working hard to develop programs in compliance with Covid restrictions for Fall 2020. Check back soon for more information! 

Summer 2020 Sessions

All summer 2020 sessions were offered virtually with a mix of synchronous and asynchronous meetings. Recordings from these sessions are linked here: 

• IWE: Goal Setting

• IWE: Genre Analysis & Reverse Outlining 

• IWE: Punctuation 

• IWE: Paragraph Organization and Flow 

Video lecture explaining strategies for organizing thesis and dissertation documents at the paragraph level in order to ensure a smooth, logical flow of ideas for readers.

• IWE: Sentences 

• IWE: Ways to Approach Revision 

Writers' Rooms

Writers' Rooms are dedicated times and places for graduate writers to work on their academic writing projects (e.g., scholarly articles, dissertations, etc.). Writers should plan to spend most of the two-hour block in independent writing; however, Writing Lab tutors will be available for very brief, limited consultations if concerns arise during the writing time. Writers should bring whatever materials they need for successful work on their projects, including laptops, books and articles, style guides, research data, white board markers, pens, paper, etc.

Fall 2020 Schedule

Fall semester Writers' Rooms will be capped at a maximum of 20 people and will be held virtually from 12:30-2:30 PM on the following days: 

• September 16th 
• October 7th 
• October 21st 
• November 4th 
• November 18th 
• December 2nd 

If you are interested in joining, please sign up using the online scheduler under the "Group Programs" drop-down menu. At the time of the event, log back in to the scheduler and follow the posted instructions to access the video call. All sessions will begin with goal setting and end with a discussion of what was accomplished. 

If there is sufficient interest, we will consider moving to weekly meetings.