Five-Day Project Camp

Zoom Project Camp

Register for a free five-day writing camp on Zoom May 15-19, 2023 from 9:00 to 12:30 (optional: write on your own in the afternoon).

This event is open to all University of Pittsburgh graduate students working on longer projects. 

The Writing Institute’s Project Camp will

  • provide a week of programming designed especially for graduate students in the process of writing independent projects;
  • provide an opportunity to get advice from and interact with experienced writing consultants;
  • describe and provide practice in strategies that facilitate drafting and completing a large document;
  • assist with developing and enacting a sound, productive writing schedule;
  • be a support group for graduate students from a variety of disciplines.

Project Camp will not

  • provide proofreading or focus on sentence-level editing or other matters related to standard written English;
  • extensively cover discipline-specific matters of formatting or presentation;
  • serve as a replacement for ongoing communication with your advisor and committee.

A day at Project Camp

  • will be led by a faculty member experienced in working with graduate student writers;
  • will offer discussion and handouts on resources and best practices;
  • will include one hour of programming and about two hours of writing time 
  • will offer uninterrupted writing time to allow you to experience a productive writing schedule and get a sense of how much you can accomplish during a solid writing session.

Ahead of time, please prepare the following:

  • Materials that you will need for the dedicated writing time. (Please organize what you will need before the first day: you don’t want to spend your writing time digging through piles of notes or searching your computer for pdfs.)
  • Beverages or snacks to sustain you throughout the morning.
  • Your lunch (so you don’t have to think about it).

While we will end the Zoom meeting at 12:30, we encourage you to plan some writing time on your own in the afternoon.

Participants who complete the week will be eligible to participate in future Graduate Student Writing Days (offered monthly) and Writing Accountability Groups.

Registration closed.

 

In-Person Project Camp

Register for a free five-day writing camp May 1–5, 2023 from 9:00 to 4:00 in person at the Writing Center. This camp is FULL.

This event is open to all University of Pittsburgh graduate students working on longer projects. Seating is limited at this in-person event, so please register quickly.

The Writing Institute’s Project Camp will

  • provide a week of programming designed especially for graduate students in the process of writing independent projects;
  • provide an opportunity to get advice from and interact with experienced writing consultants;
  • describe and provide practice in strategies that facilitate drafting and completing a large document;
  • assist with developing and enacting a sound, productive writing schedule;
  • be a support group for graduate students from a variety of disciplines.

Project Camp will not

  • provide proofreading or focus on sentence-level editing or other matters related to standard written English;
  • extensively cover discipline-specific matters of formatting or presentation;
  • serve as a replacement for ongoing communication with your advisor and committee.

A day at Project Camp

  • will be led by a faculty member experienced in working with graduate student writers;
  • will offer discussion and handouts on resources and best practices;
  • will include 30 minutes to one hour of programming and about five hours of writing time 
  • will offer uninterrupted writing time to allow you to experience a productive writing schedule and get a sense of how much you can accomplish during a solid writing session.

Ahead of time, please prepare the following:

  • Materials that you will need for the dedicated writing time. (Please organize what you will need before the first day: you don’t want to spend your writing time digging through piles of notes or searching your computer for pdfs.)
  • Layers of clothing so that you can adjust for the variable temperature of the Writing Center.

Along with morning coffee, tea, and bagels, a light lunch will be provided.

Participants who complete the week will be eligible to participate in future Graduate Student Writing Days (offered monthly) and Writing Accountability Groups.

This camp is full as of April 21.