Writing Hub Events + Sign-Ups 

Make an appointment with one of our graduate student writing consultants!

Graduate students can make 30- or 60-minute consultation appointments, and up to two 60-minute writing appointments per week. 

• To make an appointment, go to our online scheduling system. 
• To meet our undergraduate writing consultants, see our consultant information page. 
• To know what to expect in a consultation, see our writing consultation info page. 

Come to one of our grad student writing workshops to learn more about common writing genres and develop your skills as an academic writer.

Our graduate workshops run between 2-3 hours and combine discussion, reading samples, facilitated writing/practice time, and content overview.  

Please note: All Summer 2020 Graduate Writing workshops will happen through Zoom. We will update this page soon with dates for our Summer virtual writing workshops!

The Dissertation Writer's Workshop is a new program from the Writing Hub, specifically intended for ABD graduate students who are in the process of writing their dissertations.

Part workshop, part writing retreat, the Dissertation Writer's workshop consists of 3 consecutive sessions. Each session will entail a 1.5 hour workshop designed to demystify the dissertation, as well as 2.5 hours of structured, independent writing time to help you make progress. We encourage you to attend all 3 sessions, since each session is designed to build upon and complement the previous. But if you can only attend one or two sessions, that's okay too.

Dissertation Writer's Workshop Session Schedule

• Session 1 - Understanding the Document: The Genre, Audience, Purpose, and Structure of a Dissertation (offered July 14 and August 20) 
• Session 2 - Putting the Pieces Together: Telling a Story through Your Chapters (offered July 15 and August 27)
• Session 3 - Actually Writing It! Strategies for Motivating and Sustaining Your Dissertation Writing (offered July 16 and September 3)

In Summer 2020, the Dissertation Writer's Workshop will be offered twice, once in a 3-day format and again in a 3-week format. You are welcome to attend all the sessions in one format, or mix-and-match across the formats to suit your schedule.

RSVP for sessions in the 3-Day Dissertation Writer's Workshop

• July 14 (12-4pm) - Understanding the Document: The Genre, Audience, Purpose, and Structure of a Dissertation
• July 15 (12-4pm) - Putting the Pieces Together: Telling a Story through Your Chapters
• July 16 (12-4pm) - Actually Writing It! Strategies for Motivating and Sustaining Your Dissertation Writing

RSVP for sessions in the 3-Week Dissertation Writer's Workshop

• August 20 (12-4pm) - Understanding the Document: The Genre, Audience, Purpose, and Structure of a Dissertation
• August 27 (12-4pm) - Putting the Pieces Together: Telling a Story through Your Chapters
• September 3 (12-4pm) - Actually Writing It! Strategies for Motivating and Sustaining Your Dissertation Writing

All sessions of the Dissertation Writer's Workshop will continue to take place via Zoom. Participants will be sent appropriate Zoom links after they submit their RSVP forms. 

Writing retreats offer graduate students dedicated time and space to develop more positive writing practices. Each retreat session is divided into focused writing time and time for workshops, discussion, and planning. We offer retreats in both 5-Week and 5-Day formats. To learn more about the retreats, visit our Writing Retreat Information Page. 

In Summer 2020, all writing retreat sessions will continue to happen online, via Zoom. Participants will be sent appropriate Zoom links after their RSVPs have been confirmed by the Writing Hub. 

Note: If the retreat you want is already full, please come to the (Virtual) Writing Room, which meets via Zoom every weekday morning (Monday-Friday), 9:00-11:00am. Bring a coffee, make progress on your project, and enjoy virtual community with other grad writers. No RSVP or commitment required, just come and work!

The (Virtual) Writing Room is a daily, supportive, and focused time and space for you to make progress on your writing projects. Bring a coffee, make progress on your project, and enjoy virtual community with other grad writers! No RSVP or commitment required, just come and work. 

Summer (Virtual) Writing Room will resume on Monday, June 29 and continue Monday-Friday, 9:00am - 11:00am, through September 4. 

To Join a (Virtual) Writing Room session, click on the appropriate day of the week below! (Note: you must be signed in to your UCSD Zoom account to access the session.)

Go to the Writing Room main page to bookmark these links.

Writing Discussion Groups are small groups of graduate students who meet weekly, alongside a Graduate Writing Consultant facilitator, for 7 weeks. Together, they review each other's current drafts and give each other targeted, focused feedback. The aim of every discussion group is that members make progress on their drafts while gaining confidence as an academic writer/reader. 

We will resume hosting writing groups in Fall 2020.