The Humanities Center is pleased to offer a Faculty Writing Workshop in Winter 2027. The program will be coordinated by Professor Madelyn Detloff (English).
The program aims to help participants improve a current academic writing project—such as an article, a chapter, a book prospectus, or a review essay—and to gain insight into the writing process, learn about the work of colleagues, and form long-term writing partnerships. Small group work will alternated with larger group sessions and time for individual work. Over the course of two days, participants will received at least one detailed peer review of a work-in-progress, and they will have focused time to write, revise, brainstorm, process feedback, and problem-solve. Small groups within the workshop will equalize the amount of reading and written feedback required of each participant, with the goal of making everyone’s active engagement manageable and productive.
Faculty applicants agree to share a draft of 2,000-10,000 words; write and share a detailed reader’s report for at least one other colleague; read the work of group participants; and participate energetically in workshop activities. The workshop will meet during the week of January 18, with a more specific schedule to be announced later. The following tentative schedule is designed to show typical due dates and activities: drafts are tentatively due January 13; peer reviews are due January 19. The workshop typically runs from 9 a.m.- noon and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. for two days in the final week of January, with an open hour for lunch--but specific times and dates will be announced later. Participants will be expected to keep open a third day during the week in case a snow day is needed. Breakfast, lunch, coffee, tea, water, and snacks were provided. Participants will receive $300 in research funding.
Professor Erik Jensen (history) developed and ran a popular version of this workshop during January 2024.
