
WriteFest 2022
November is Academic Writing Month, an annual academic write-a-thon for the academic and research community. WriteFest2022 includes writing retreats, shut up and write sessions, writing courses, workshops and curated resources and articles. Writefest aims at providing writers with the time and space to guide you in the following areas:
- Habits: To develop good writing practices and strategies
- Blocks: To overcome blocks, and take a proactive approach.
- Protect: To keep academic writing as part of the working day.
- Social: To spend some time out writing with others.
Courses and Retreats
Date | Time | Session | Book |
1 Nov 2022 | 14:00-16:00 | Shut Up and Write Online | Book |
2 Nov 2022 | 13:00-14:00 | Thoughts on Academic Writing – Professor David Schultz (author of Eloquent Science) | Book |
2 Nov 2022 | 14:00-15:30 | Sage: Publishing your research in a journal | Book |
3, 10 & 17 Nov 2022 | 10:00-12:00 | Introduction to Academic Writing – A three session course for first year PGRs in Biology, Medicine and Health | Book |
4 Nov 2022 | 09:00-17:00 | Writing Retreat on Campus | Book |
7 Nov 2022 | 11:00-12:00 | Seven Steps to Raising your Research Profile | Book |
7 Nov 2022 | 09:30-15:30 | Introduction to Academic Writing – For first year PGRs in Science and Engineering | Book |
8 Nov 2022 | 10:00-12:00 | Introduction to Academic Writing Part 1 For first year PGRs in Humanities | Book |
9 Nov 2022 | 10:00-12:30 | Writing a Literature Review – For PGRs in Science and Engineering | Book |
14 Nov 202 | 11:00-12:00 | Open Access in Five Simple Steps | Book |
15 Nov 2022 | 10:00-12:00 | Introduction to Academic Writing Part 2 For first year PGRs in Humanities | Book |
15 Nov 2022 | 10:00-12:00 | Shut Up and Write Online | Book |
17 Nov 2022 | 10:00-12:30 | Writing a Literature Review – For PGRs in Humanities | Book |
17 Nov 2022 | 14:00-16:30 | Writing a Literature Review – For PGRs in Biology, Medicine and Health | Book |
28 Nov 2022 | 10:00-12:00 | Shut Up and Write On Campus | Book |
29 Nov 2022 | 09:30-11:30 | Introduction to Writing for the Web | Book |

Resources and Support
All about the Pomodoro Technique
University Centre for Academic English Online Resources
Online Module: How to Get Published in Academic Journals
Blog Post Writing Strategies – Handwriting to typing
1-1 Academic Writing Tutorial Service for PGRs
1-1 Writing Tutorials with Royal Literary Fund Fellow
Thank you to University of Sheffield Learning technologist and productivity guru Andy Tattersall for sharing his podcast and videos on writing.
Podcast - How to Beat Digital Distractions
Writing with Impact
Watch Ninna Meier talking about Writing with Impact
(log in to the University video portal is required)