These sessions are open and informal chats, open to all academic writers from PGRs to Professors not only from the University of Liverpool. Brew yourself a cup of coffee/tea or other beverage of choice and join us for a chat and a chance to share experiences, challenges, and ideas for writing.

November is Academic Writing Month, and in this first WriteFest20 Coffee session we will talk about how to get your writing started. Do you have a paper or chapter you’ve been putting off for too long? Have you been too busy with other tasks to think about writing for a while? Have you faced writer’s block and struggle to make progress? Come and join us for a chat – together we can find strategies for getting started and keeping up the writing momentum.

Mon 2^nd Nov 3-4pm WriteFest Coffee: getting your writing started – Register here

In preparation for this session, you might want to take a look at this #ResDevInYourPJs video where Eli, Angela, and Saneeya from the University of Liverpool talk about academic writing, writing retreats, and WriteFest.

Academic writing can be seen as entering into an academic conversation, but who are we having that conversation with? Who’s research are you reading and how does that reading influence your own research direction. Join us for this informal afternoon coffee break to talk about how and why we should be expanding our reading lists to also improve our writing.

Monday 9^th Nov 3-4pm WriteFest Coffee: diversity in research- expanding your reading horizons -Register here

In preparation for this session, you might want to take a look at this video where Lara Boroditsky talks about how the languages we speak shape the ways we think: https://youtu.be/iGuuHwbuQOg

Writing can often be a very lonely experience. It is just you and your computer screen. And yet, writing is also inherently social – you are writing for other people to read. So how can we best support each other on this writing journey? Who do you draw on for support? What kind of support do you find most helpful? Come and join us for a chat and share your experiences of developing at a writer.

Monday 16^th Nov 3-4pm WriteFest Coffee: supporting others writing – Register here

In preparation for this session, you might want to take a look at this talk by Helen Sword where she discusses Stylish Academic Writing and how to engage the reader in your writing https://youtu.be/nQsRvAVSVeM

After nearly a month of focusing on academic writing, and building that writing practice, why not branch our and try something new? We often think of academic writing as technical, difficult, aimed at a specialist audience. But there are many reasons why you may want to communicate your research to a much wider audience. In this final WriteFest Coffee, we are joined by Andrew and Sam to talk about creative ways to share your research ideas.

Monday 23^rd Nov 3-4pm WriteFest Coffee: getting creative with your writing- Register here

You might also want to listen to a recorded talk by the webinar facilitator Dr. Sam Solnick from the University of Liverpool, co-director of the Literature and Science Hub: Exploring and Sharing Research Through Poetry