Writing Hub Events + Sign-Ups 

Make an appointment with one of our 10+ 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.

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

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

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.

In Spring 2020, all sessions of the Dissertation Writer's Workshop will happen online, via Zoom. Participants will be sent appropriate Zoom links after they submit their RSVP forms. 

RSVP to any or all of the sessions by clicking here!

Dissertation Writer's Workshop Schedule

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 Spring 2020, all writing retreat sessions will 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!

*Note: the Dissertation-Focused Writing Retreat is only open to ABD graduate students working on their dissertations. Other retreats are open to any graduate student working on a long-term and/or high stakes writing project. 

The Writing Room is a daily, supportive, and focused time and space for you to make progress on your writing projects. No RSVP or commitment required, just come and work! 

In Spring 2020, we will offer the Writing Room through Zoom. The (Virtual) Writing Room will still meet every weekday (Monday-Friday), 9:00am - 11:00am, Weeks 1-10. Bring a coffee, make progress on your project, and enjoy virtual community with other grad writers! 

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. 

Writing Discussion Group Schedule

In Spring 2020, all sessions of the Dissertation Writer's Workshop will happen online, via Zoom. Participants will be sent appropriate Zoom links after they submit their RSVP forms. 

To be eligible for a discussion group, you must be working on a current draft of an academic writing project. To learn more about the groups, please visit the Writing Discussion Groups information page. To sign up for a group, fill out the Group Sign-Up Form.