Writing and Publishing – Winter 2023
For graduate students and postdocs – a variety of resources are available to meet your writing and publishing needs including workshops, consultations, a writing partners program, and writer's retreats.
Workshops and Events
Publishing the STEM Journal Article: Understanding the Process, Identifying Journals, and Submitting Your Work
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 3-4:40pm, West Conference Room- Walker Hall
This workshop, created for those in STEM fields, focuses on understanding the publication process and teaches concrete strategies in the following: identifying appropriate journals for publication, navigating submission guidelines, anticipating and revising peer-review evaluations, and general writing strategies for making the most out of your writing time. Register here with one click.
Writing and Publishing a Journal Article in the Humanities/Social Sciences
Friday, February 3, 2023, 2 – 3:30PM, Graduate Center, 1130 Walker Hall (East Conference Room)
We will discuss how to identify key journals, and how to develop your work from early drafts of things like seminar papers, conference presentations, and chapter drafts from dissertations and/or master’s theses into self-contained, focused, argumentative works that address a key topic in your field. We will also discuss the processes for preparing manuscripts, including writing cover letters and negotiating peer review. Register here with one click.
Overcoming Writing Blocks
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 10:30am - 12pm, West Conference Room- Walker Hall and Zoom
In this workshop, you will learn how to overcome many of the impediments or “blocks” to writing--some of them may surprise you. If you feel stressed out, anxious, overwhelmed, or under-prepared as you face the task of writing an academic, or book-length manuscript, I hope you’ll join me in learning some tips to overcome writer’s block. Register here with one click.
Graduate Writer's Retreats
Graduate Writer's Retreats are 3-hours long and feature a short topic discussion from a Graduate Writing Fellow. Quiet writing space is also available for those who wish to write only. GWFs will also provide on the spot writing consultations for those seeking writing assistance. Open to all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. Snacks and tea provided for in-person retreats.
| Tues., Jan. 10th - Topic: Writing Internal Fellowship Applications | 2:00-5:00pm | Online via Zoom - Register for Link |
| Fri., Jan. 27th - Topic: Graduate Writing Retreat: Writing NIH Fellowship Applications | 9:00am-Noon | East Conference Rm. and Loury Studio, Walker Hall, Register |
| Tues., Feb. 7 - Topic: Lab Bench to Published Paper: Transitioning From Research to Writing | 9:30am-12:30pm | East Conference Rm. and Loury Studio, Walker Hall, Register |
| Mon., Mar. 13 - Topic: TBA | 1:00-4:00pm |
East Conference Rm. and Loury Studio, Walker Hall, Register |
Writing Consultations
Graduate Writing Fellows offer one-on-one writing consultations with enrolled UC Davis graduate students and postdocs. Help is available for any stage of the writing process. See more: https://writing.ucdavis.edu/gradwriting/consultations.
Writing Partners Program
The Writing Partner Program will create mutually beneficial relationships with the goal of becoming productive writers. This act of peer review is helpful for learning about different styles of writing, genre conventions, and more. Participants sign-up and are matched with a writing partner.
Graduate Certificate In Writing Theory and Practice
This workshop curriculum has been developed by faculty from the University Writing Program and by Graduate Writing Fellows from across the disciplines to help graduate students learn to prepare work for publication, deepen their knowledge of writing theory, or learn cross-disciplinary principles for incorporating writing into teaching through this certificate.
Additional Resources for English Language Learners
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Additional Handouts:
Success and Socialization | Writing and Publishing | Presentation Skills | Teaching and Mentoring
Leadership and Management | Professionalism and Ethics | Career Management | Wellness and Life Balance
URL for this page: https://gradpathways.ucdavis.edu/writing-and-publishing
