LISS DTP Year 2 writing retreat

LISS DTP

A two-day writing retreat for any PhD student who is currently writing (e.g. for an ‘upgrade’, or writing chapters). Day 1 is writing exercises and Day 2 is timed writing sessions and 1-1 consultations. Students are encouraged to form support groups for writing.Themes: choice, keeping momentum, focusing inSchedule<ul><li>Monday 16 May 2022 10:00-15:30</li><li>Tuesday 17 May 2022 10:00-15:30</li></ul>FacilitatorsAnne Wilson has a background in journalism (features) and corporate communication (scripts, speeches, screen media copy), combining her writing with facilitating writing workshops in HE. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Brunel University for three years, and now runs workshops on academic writing and professional communication for postgraduates and staff at Brunel and other universities. She also coaches students for the 3MT competition (won by Brunel in 2017). She has collaborated with the Brunel Occupational Therapy department to investigate what kind of feedback helps students to improve their academic writing. Current clients include Queen Mary, University of London, University of the Arts and Grand Union DTP.Katie Grant co-created the Advancing Academic Writing skills website for the University of Glasgow, where she was the Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellow for three years, helping undergraduates, Masters and PhD students with their writing. A columnist, occasional broadcaster, author of ten novels (Sedition, her latest, is published by Virago), chair of the panel of judges for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, an occasional book reviewer for, amongst other publications, the New York Times and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, she runs writing workshops on improving the quality, reach and impact of academic writing for all levels of HE. Long experience of the practical, emotional and organisational challenges of writing for deadlines and for different audiences informs all her workshops. She understands from first-hand the value of getting writing done and getting it done well.

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