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- Purpose: To gather writers from around the world to learn how to design an effective writing-related gathering

- Other info: 2x2 hour sessions offered via Zoom for writers in any time zone on July 22, 2021

- Fun feature: A group activity inviting participants to design their own writing-related gatherings using padlet!

- Names:   Helen Sword (contact@helensword.com), Tzipora Rakedzon (hutzipi@technion.ac.il), Pat Goodson (pgoodson@tamu.edu)

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Recently we established a writer-research gathering at our Uni... We had to go through a prcess of articulating our group aims, events and members. I've included our notes below - FYI.

Griffith Uni: Write and Research Studio. At the moment it is early adopters by invitation - 23 members. Once up and running, it will be open to all Griffith students (undergrad and postgrads).

Already had 5 x 1 hr sessions. Average meeting once per week, but sessions time & duration is fluid at moment - TBC/Flexible. We are seeing what works (classes start in 1 week).

(Internally know as) GAWLERS: G____ Academic, Writers, Language, Expression, Research S______
(we call member GAWLERS)

(External 'club' Name)The Write and Research Studio (RAW)

This club helps members be more confident, productive and stylish academic writers and researchers.

Aim 1. The aim to present academic writing and research in influential ways to diverse audiences. Develop and grow fundamental and advanced academic, writing and research skills and experience through a range of online and in-person opportunities. These include exclusive focused study groups, writing, editing and specialist workshops, writing process forums, accountability writing groups, skill drill sessions, special events and writing retreats and targeted academic skill sessions. These events consolidate and extend transferable oral, written and visual communication skills underpinned by positivity, engaged expression and critical evaluation of information, argument and opinion. Applicable for all levels of study across all disciplines.

Aim 2.  The aim to build confident, competent, and collaborative identities.

An inclusive and safe space to share university, writing and researching experiences. Instead of the usual teach-to model, this club moves towards a learn-with approach. Members are X to pursue their own academic and professional goals in ways that are productive, thoughtful, engaged and self-directed. Supporting a passion for lifelong learning through achievement, capacity and mastery. Provide opportunities for leadership and active engagement. Connect members with additional editing, proofreading, mentoring and/or other academic support services if needed. Interaction between Ph.D, Masters, Honours and undergrads is encouraged. To build relationships within and beyond the physical campus by establishing a collaborative and diverse community of practice.

Aim 3. The aim to extend, challenge and share innovate, creative, ethical, and positive writing-research-action. Provide members with opportunities to develop their own personal and professional goals. Respecting and strengthening engagement with First Nations, cross-cultural, and individual or cultural diversity people, culture, perspectives and lifeworlds.  This club adheres to an ethical code of conduct based on compassion, positive change and social and environmental responsibility and action. This club supports members to be intrepid and innovative in their writing and research endeavours to initiate, develop and implement new ideas and projects.

Events & sessions:

focused study groups (drop-in, silent, self-study, online ‘library’ space)

writing, editing and specialist workshops (like 3-2-1)

writing process forums (ie WINDOWS sessions as per Helen Sword format)

accountability writing groups (show up and write (un/timed sessions)

skill drill sessions 30 mins booster – focused writing or editing skill)

special events and guest speakers/presenters (?)

targeted academic skill sessions (ie first 3 sessions underway – Back to class x 3)

writing retreats

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Our purpose is to bring together a web of adventurous writers from around the world to explore different perspectives on our work from outside our own disciplines.

Our format will be online via zoom. We will alternate between 2-hour deep work sessions using Pomodoro methods,  and sessions where we read and offer interdisciplinary perspectives on our writing.

This writing group idea was born out of the interdisciplinary nature of our participants:
Judy - Literature and Memoirs (henn_judy@yahoo.com)
Hana - Biology and Scientific Writing (shsk@campus.technion.ac.il)
Jude - Construction Management and Philosophy (choodieweis@gmail.com)
Nina - Embodied Writing and Research (n.ginsberg@griffith.edu.au)
Rebekah - Migration Law and Systems Thinking (Rebekah@justicemigration.com.au)

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Purpose: Writing for a wider world
Who: writers, poets, storytellers,

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WORLDWIDE WRITERS

Purpose: To Develop writing skills in fiction and non-fiction; including creative/artistic skills and processes for writing.

Other info: Share our writing and give & get feedback on how the writing fits the purpose/mood/feeling.

Resources:

Fun feature: Use different genres of music to inspire our writing.

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PURPOSE: Dedicated to sharing tactics and strategies and emotional dimensions of writing amongst a diverse group of writers.

OTHER: A weekend underground retreat that explores the underground  / below the surface / out of view of the practices of writing. Non-judgemental. Explorative.

FUN FEATURE: Visiting underground sites – eg abandoned tube station – as a metaphor for rediscovering forgotten writings

Cesc – cescgordo@posteo.eu
Shelsia
Pamela – email below
Vicky – email below
James – j.corazzo@shu.ac.uk

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Purpose - How to create an asynchronous writing gathering, which responds to environmental encounters.

How - weekly contribution following an environmental encounter, with one person creating the theme and leading the group that week.  The writing should be done in 30 minutes (with different genres)

Audience: environmentally conscious writers.

Names: Monica Broido (monic@tauex.tau.ac.il), Elizabeth Anderson (e.anderson@aukland.ac.nz), Laura Ludtke (lludtke@gmail.com), Tessa Sillifant (tsillifant@gmail.com), Sofia Ahlberg (sofia.ahlberg@engelska.uu.se)

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Purpose - Supporting writing and creating intimacy among writers who feel lonely and helping them feel more connected.

Other info - Twice a month, a hybrid session where some people meet physically and people can join from coom all over the world. Also, we can create a WhatsApp group that will act as a support group whenever people feel they need encouragement to write.

Fun feature - Start the meeting with the most stupid sentence you have formed last week.

Names: Adrienne, Prateek, Ha pham,
Magda, Anja, Hussain

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Purpose: To write things and to improve writing skills. The group also aims to support writers intellectually and emotionally.

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Purpose:
Support PhD researchers in developing their writing style and habits that will guide them towards completion of manuscripts such as:

Publications

PhD proposals

PhD theses

Science communication.

Other info:
Consisting of compact independent modules of four weekly sessions structured as follows:

A theoretical part covering a specific topic about scientific writing

A focused writing part, where participants meet and write using the ‘Pomodoro’ technique guided by the session moderator Anja Matthiä from PPHS

A feedback part, where participants can receive feedback from their peers and/or a language expert.

This structure allows participants to drop in and drop out, selecting those specific topics and activities most suited to their needs and schedules.

Fun feature:
Celebrating submissions of manuscripts

Names:
Anja Matthiä (pphs@unibas.ch)

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Meet to Write is a tailor-made framework of weekly 3h sessions to support PhD researchers in develop ing their writing style and habits that will guide them towards completion of manuscripts such as:

Publications

PhD proposals or PhD thesis

Memos or reflections

Science communication articles, blog entries or similar

During Meet to Write, participants write on their own writing projects. Participants share their writing goals and receive tips on the writing process from the organizer, Anja Matthiä. Occasionally, experts in academic writing and publishing present inputs on writing topics. In addition, a feedback process with peers or a writing expert is offered.

Participants can drop in and out each week, thereby selecting the specific topics and activities most suited to their needs and schedules.
Learning objectives

Develop a concise and convincing writing style

Acquire and practice peer feedback and review skills

Obtain the theory of writing scientific manuscripts

Develop consistent writing habits

Complete scientific writing projects

Participants

University of Basel PhD students of the Faculty of Medicine and of Swiss TPH.

Students from the Graduate School of Social Sciences (3GS) and members of the SSPH+ Inter-university Graduate Campus (IGC) can join the Friday sessions for free, the input sessions may require payment that is defined in the e-mail announcements. SSPH+ IGC students that aim for 1 ECTS and want to receive expert feedback need to pay a fee of 300 CHF.

No maximum number of participants in the (current) online format. On-site sessions are limited to 15 participants.
Lecturers

Dr. Anja Matthiä coordinates PPHS. Having found her pleasure in writing again, she wants to pass on her experience as well as tips about academic writing to PhD researchers. Therefore, join her at Meet to Write!

Dr. Riana Paola-Roos holds a D. Litt. et Phil. degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She has taught English in various educational institutions in Switzerland, England and South Africa. Within the field of linguistics and language teaching, she has published and is particularly interested in Academic English and English for Specific Purposes. She offers academic writing courses at master's and doctoral levels at the Language Centre of the University of Basel and other educational institutions.

Anke Berger, PhD, Managing Editor, International Journal of Public Health and Public Health Reviews

Workload & credits

The workload for this course is not fixed as each participant can drop in and out each week. The workload per weekly session is 3 hours. Participants write using the Pomodoro method: 3 cycles of 45min writing, followed by a 10min break. Sessions with expert input or feedback on the same day have fewer writing cycles. Up to 4 participants can receive feedback from the expert in the 1:1 sessions.

There are no ECTS directly awarded for the course. However, we encourage students to make a learning contract in consultation with their supervisor. One ECTS corresponds to 30 hours of work. PPHS tracks your attendance and your participation in the peer feedback process; your supervisor assesses the outcome of your writing effort for the purpose of the learning contract. Find an example of the learning contract here.

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Meet to Write is a tailor-made framework of weekly 3h sessions to support PhD researchers in develop ing their writing style and habits that will guide them towards completion of manuscripts such as: Publications PhD proposals or PhD thesis Memos or reflections Science communication articles, blog entries or similar During Meet to Write, participants write on their own writing projects.

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*Not the most streamlined title but at least it's motivating and exciting!*

Fun Activity: Always sharing something fun and interesting about ourselves; if in person, bring lots of snacks and share food/feedback.
Danny Maggie Dana Lisa Dominique Wacango
Purpose:
1.  Writing Group/Retreat. Coming together to build sustainable writing habits and Joyful writing practice.
a. Can we create writing groups to promote timely completion of semester projects?
b. Can we create a space for writer's to finish a team project?
c. Can we create a sustainable habit that involves courteous and thoughtful feedback?

Format: We are still in an online world! Start online and hope for in-person (over time).
a. One hour/once per week.
b. Will depend on audience, students less often, professional writers more often.

Participants: We could start with professional writers, but invite students over time to learn the habit and culture of professional writers.

Location: Online/Zoom; Discord (popular with students/younger audiences). Kumospace!!!!! See Picture.

Date/Time: Unsure as of now!

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writing with pencils
writing without words
writing without writing
writing without writers

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Purpose: Build a library of stories and resources for healthcare practitioners/ teachers.
Format: Zoom /eventually present.
Who: Healthcare users/ healthcare students.
Location: School of Health and Social Care. University of Essex.
Contact person: phodg@essex.ac.uk
Penny Hodgkinson

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Purpose: A regular gathering to align the writing process with the lunar cycle: setting intentions, generating drafts, sharing/ exchanging feedback, and editing/ revising

New Moon - all group members share their intentions for the lunar cycle
Waxing Moon - regular check-ins at set times for writing accountability as members develop drafts
Full Moon - meeting to share and discuss what they've worked on
Waxing Moon - regular check-ins at set times for writing accountability as members revise drafts

Format: Meet online for virtual check-ins and discussions
Participants: People who align their writing with the lunar cycle (small groups separated by time zone?)
Location: Virtual; seat yourself with a view of the Moon out the window!
Date/Time: Full Moon live meeting occurs after sunset in your time zone with your small group of writers in your time zone

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WHAT: one-day/month writing retreat
WHY: getting momentum on dissertation writing
HOW/FORMAT:
BEFORE: care package sent ahead of time so that everyone has nice treats
INTRO: starting with some strategies on the day's theme
question-discussion time
POMODOROS for writing

CLOSING ACTIVITY = Goal-writing pomodoro followed by
GOAL SHARING: where you'll be by the next time we meet

WHO: grad students, postdocs, faculty
WHERE: online

Tiberio
Jan
Eve
Jennifer
Lynne

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Purpose: A space where students can enjoy regular community and practice, stay in touch with their hearts, and develop solid writing strategies and skills
Format: Hybrid--working with online & in-person formats.
How: Develop skills--how to self edit, invite people to discuss their writing/experiences with writing;  reviewing/reading students work/giving feedback to students
Who: Undergraduate and Graduate students

Tamara
Ednita
Tiffany (tlmarcan@iu.edu)
Bibi (kreykenbohm@gmail.com)
Pauline (p.herbst@aukland.ac.nz)

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Purpose: As we go back to face-to-face teaching, meeting, and other academic workways, to detach and form a space to help us reflect on what the re-entry means to each of us
Place: A hybrid space, neither wholly online nor wholly face-to-face - emphasizing liminality. Perhaps a covered space outside, yet with a remote connection.
Size: Small gathering or with breakout rooms similar to this event.
Format: Breakout groups to help bonding of local and remote participants; writing prompt to do with the theme of the event; breakout group to compare experiences and keep talking; dedicated time to close
Timing: Within a month of return to full-time academic life.
Participants: Anyone who inhabits the academic workspace and needs to return to it at this time.
Fun feature: Other people, for a start!
Emma Church
emma.church@hdr.qut.edu.au
Diana ben-Aaron
diana.benaaron@gmail.com
+ 3 (pls add yourselves Gertrude, Anne Marie, Franciska)

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 Writing Group/Retreat. Coming together to build sustainable writing habits and Joyful writing practice. 

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Purpose: To support writers from different backgrounds to open up their personal styles
Other info: It is a safe space to exchange feedback

Fun feature: Each writer presents their work as it is and then as a poem or a Haiku poem. (To take 15 minutes twice to change a piece of the writing sample to a poem.)

Names: Ken, Eunyoung, Jill, Melika, Ash and Michelle

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