Faculty Writing Groups

Looking for support, feedback, and structure for your writing projects?

Interested in advancing articles, book chapters, and grant proposals to publication and submission stages? ADVANCE and the Northeastern Writing Program are pleased to offer facilitated faculty writing groups which meet weekly. Writing group members meet to share and get feedback on writing in progress. All participants receive a copy of Paul Silvia’s How to Write a Lot.

We invite full-time faculty of all ranks (tenure-track/tenured/non-tenure track) to participate in this initiative. We also encourage groups of faculty from particular disciplines or units to apply.

The Spring 2023 Faculty Writing Groups are:

  • Full-Time Non-Tenure Track (FTNTT) Faculty
    • This Writing Group is for Full-Time Non-Tenure Track (FTNTT) Faculty who meet weekly to advance writing projects. Sessions will begin with a brief goal-setting exercise followed by 90-minutes of uninterrupted social writing (each person writes alone alongside colleagues). At the end of the session, attendees debrief on their progress and share strategies for common writing challenges. This group will meet virtually.
    • Facilitator: Pete Fraunholtz
  • Women of Color in the Academy (WOCIA)
    • The Women of Color in the Academy (WOCIA) Writing Group provides a weekly supportive, non-surveillance environment to progress on writing goals. Sessions will begin with a brief goal-setting exercise followed by 90-minutes of uninterrupted social writing (each person writes alone alongside colleagues). At the end of the session, attendees debrief on their progress and share strategies for common writing challenges. This group is hybrid. You may meet in person or join online.
    • Facilitator: Nicole N. Aljoe and Julia Garrett
  • Writing Accountability for All Disciplines
    • This group welcomes full-time faculty members of all disciplines and will meet weekly to create space and accountability to promote progress on writing projects. Sessions will begin with a brief goal-setting exercise followed by 90-minutes of uninterrupted social writing (each person writes alone alongside colleagues). At the end of the session, attendees debrief on their progress and share strategies for common writing challenges. If the group agrees, members may share and receive feedback on their writing projects. This group will meet virtually.
    • Facilitator: Emily Avery-Miller
  • Writing Accountability for STEM Faculty
    • Intended for STEM Faculty, this group will meet weekly to create space and accountability to promote progress on writing projects. Sessions will begin with a brief goal-setting exercise followed by 90-minutes of uninterrupted social writing (each person writes alone alongside colleagues). At the end of the session, attendees debrief on their progress and share strategies for common writing challenges. Members may share and receive feedback on their writing projects if the group agrees. This group will meet virtually.
    • Facilitator: Michael McCluskey
  • Grant Writing
    • This writing group provides the space for faculty members to develop grant proposals to submit for a specific funding opportunity and/or to repurpose for calls as new opportunities arise. Sessions will begin with tips and resources for developing successful proposals for a broad range of funding agencies and will include focused writing time and opportunities for iterative peer feedback and discussion over the course of ten weeks.
  • Facilitators: Liz Allen and Jessica Chace

Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Register

Email northeasternadvance@northeastern.edu to start your own group.