Grad students in Laws, Sociology, and Anthropology are invited to attend this retreat - in whole or in whatever parts work best for you.

A combination of writing workshops and independent writing periods will give you the skills - and the time - to make significant project in your writing projects (such as MA theses, research papers, comprehensive exams, and journal articles).
A great opportunity for inter-departmental collaboration, mutual support, and serious writing progress.
Structure:
Each day will be divided into 45-minute periods. Between periods there will be 15 minute breaks with coffee and healthy snacks available in the grad lounge.

Multiple rooms will be available for writing periods - such that those who like to work (quietly!) alongside others can share rooms (D490, D492 & B454), while those who prefer to work alone will have (first dibs) access to other rooms like D481.

9:00-9:45: Opening workshop
10:00-10:45: Writing
11:00-11:45: Writing
12:00-12:45: Lunch (there may be pizza on one of the days, but otherwise brown bag it)
12:45-1:00: Afternoon workshop
1:15-2:30: Writing
2:45-3:30: Writing
3:45-4:30: Writing

Workshops:

Thurs @ 9:00: Setting Writing Goals
with Rebecca Bromwich (Laws) and Christiane Wilke (Laws)
- Plan your goals for the writing retreat and for your broader project; learn about how to create the building blocks of a successful writing project

Thurs @ 12:45: Managing your goals & stress
with Lisa Wright (Laws)
- Now that you've set your goals, what happens when you don't reach them? What about writer's block? Discuss tips for managing the stress and emotions of large research projects

Friday @ 9:00: Finding your writing voice
with Bernhard Leistle (Anthropology)
- What does it mean to have a writing voice? How can you develop your own?

Friday @ 12:45: TBD
- Possible topics of discussion: Now that you've written something, how do you edit and improve it? How can you prepare to move on and reach your writing goals?
Participants will get TA pedagogical training hours for the workshops (but not for the writing periods).