The purpose of the Intensive Writing Experience is to give doctoral students in good standing with their programs time to write or to revise their dissertations with support from Writing Lab staff. Participants will receive some writing instruction and support from Writing Lab staff, will spend significant time writing or revising their dissertations, and will network with other dissertation writers on campus. Intensive Writing Experiences are focused around three stages of the dissertation process: Getting Started, Drafting, and Revising.

Fall 2019 Schedule

Tuesday, October 8, 9:30 am-4:30 pm

Application Period: September 16-20, 2019

Application available here.

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.

All Writers' Rooms are held in WALC 2124. There is a maximum attendance of 25 people for every date.

Fall 2019 Schedule

During the fall term, Writers' Rooms will be held the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 4:00-6:00 pm.

A list of dates is provided below.