About the Graduate Writing CenterThe Graduate Writing Center assists graduate students in the development of academic skills necessary to successfully complete their graduate programs and prepare for future faculty and professional positions. This unit offers workshops on topics such as academic writing, grant writing, dissertation writing, editing, and preparing articles for publication, in addition to writing groups and individual consultations on these topics for graduate students. Set up a one-on-one consultation, or contact Sabrina Soracco, Director, Graduate Writing Center, at szs@berkeley.edu Attend our virtual workshops and courses!We’re offering remote workshops and courses this semester, including our new Graduate Writing Community, a virtual writing community for UC Berkeley graduate students to come together and make progress in their writing. Read below for more details. Join the New Graduate Writing Community, Fall 2021The Graduate Writing Center is pleased to announce the Graduate Writing Community, a virtual writing community for UC Berkeley graduate students to come together and make progress in their writing. Academic writing is a core competency all graduate students need to develop over the course of their degree programs. Even for those who are accomplished writers, writing can be difficult. Having a supportive community to discuss challenges and accomplishments can be vital to your success. If you would like to be part of the Graduate Writing Center’s new Graduate Writing Community, receive weekly prompts, check in with a small group of colleagues, and participate in a weekly, one-hour writing session, then the Graduate Writing Community is for you. If you would like to learn more about the Graduate Writing Community, please complete this interest form (by 11:59 p.m. PT on Wednesday, September 22, 2021) and attend an information session on Friday, Sept. 17, 2020 from 11 a.m. to noon, or Tuesday, Sept. 21, 5-6 p.m. Graduate Writing Community Interest Form Workshops Graduate Writing Community Information Session Friday, September 17, 2021, 11 a.m.-Noon OR Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 5-6 p.m. Offered Remotely via Zoom Want to be part of a writing community? Need help achieving your writing goals, improving your writing? Then plan to attend an information session to learn more about this fall’s new Graduate Writing Community, a virtual writing community for UC Berkeley graduate students. Preregistration is required. Introduction to Academic Writing for Graduate Students: How to Be a Successful and Productive Writer in Graduate School Tuesday, September 21, 2021, 2-3:30 p.m., Offered remotely via Zoom. The purpose of this workshop is to provide an introduction to academic writing. It is open to all graduate students, but it is geared to those who are in their first two years of graduate school. Preregistration is required. How to Write an Academic Grant Proposal Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 4-6 p.m., Offered remotely via Zoom. This introductory workshop covers the basic principles of writing an academic grant proposal. Preregistration is required. All workshops are open to UC Berkeley graduate students and postdocs in all disciplines. Preregistration is required. Wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance of the scheduled workshop. Credit Courses Offered by the Graduate Writing CenterThe Graduate Division offers several credit-bearing courses for graduate students to develop professional-level skills in teaching, mentoring, and writing, as part of its Graduate Student Professional Development Program (GSPDP). The Graduate Writing Center offers the following course every spring semester: GSPDP 320: Academic Writing for Graduate Students Units and Grade Options: 2-unit course, graded S/U Course Title: Graduate Student Professional Development Program (GSPDP) 320: Academic Writing for Graduate Students Course Format: Seminar Instructor: Sabrina Soracco, Director, Graduate Division Graduate Writing Center Course Description The purpose of this course is to provide graduate students with formal instruction in the genres and mechanics of academic writing at the graduate and professorial level. Through presentations, readings, discussion, and weekly peer editing, graduate students will develop writing and editing skills necessary for their success as graduate students and future faculty. Course Goals to familiarize graduate students with the different genres of academic writing (e.g., seminar papers, journal articles, books, grant proposals, dissertation prospecti, etc.) and how these genres vary from discipline to discipline; to help graduate students become better writers by analyzing writing on both the micro (sentence) and macro (organizational) levels; to teach graduate students basic skills of professional editing so that they can become better editors of their own work and that of peers; to enable graduate students to apply these skills to a piece of their own writing and to the writing of peers. For more information about this course, please contact the Graduate Division Graduate Writing Center, 307A Sproul Hall, (510) 643-9392. All workshops are open to UC Berkeley graduate students and postdocs in all disciplines. Preregistration is required. In-person workshops are wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance of the scheduled workshop. Quick Guides for Academic WritingThe following quick guides are also available to assist graduate students in developing their writing skills: Quick Guide to Writing Resources Quick Guide to Scientific and Technical Writing Quick Guide to Dissertation Writing Quick Guide to Scholarly Publishing Quick Guide to Style Manuals Expand AllSchedule an Appointment with a Graduate Writing ConsultantOne-on-one individual consultations are now available for UC Berkeley graduate students. Schedule a writing consultation