SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: Graduate writing is a consistent challenge for graduate students, regardless of their background or experience. In this workshop, we will cover three topics that can increase your capacity for effective graduate writing. First, we will discuss key writing principles that can deepen engagement with the task of academic writing. Second, we will explore revision strategies that can assist you in improving the structure, sentences, and flow of your writing. Finally, we will consider how to build a productive writing routine. Learning to write is a crucial part of graduate education; the goal of this workshop is to help you develop an autonomous approach to managing your writing life.

BIO: Rachael Cayley is an associate professor (teaching stream) at the Graduate Centre for Academic Communication, which is part of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto. She teaches academic writing and speaking to graduate students. Before joining the University of Toronto, she worked as an editor at Oxford University Press in Toronto. She has a PhD in philosophy from the New School for Social Research and a BA in political science from the University of British Columbia. Rachael blogs about academic writing for graduate students at Explorations of Style.