Dig Deep Writing Retreat

Virtual Writing Retreat Schedule

Monday
10:00 - Laying the Foundation: Introductions, Setting Goals, Writing Warm-Up
10:15 - Morning Workshop - Writing as Emotional Labor
11:00 - Individual Writing Time
12:30 - Check-Ins
12:45 - Break
1:45 - Afternoon Workshop - ReEvaluating Goals, Understanding & Embracing the Origins of Self-Doubt as a Writer
2:30 - Group Story Circles - What is your relationship to writing?
3:00 - Individual Writing Time
4:30 - Takeaways and Goal Setting
5:00 - Conclude

Tuesday
10:00 - Highs and Lows, Articulating Goals
10:15 - Morning Workshop - Writing Productivity and the Autobiographical Self
11:00 - Individual Writing Time
12:30 - Check-Ins
12:45 - Break
1:45 - Afternoon Workshop - Writing with Compassion
2:30 - Group Story Circles - Who is your 'guiding light(s)' for writing?
3:00 - Individual Writing Time
4:30 - Takeaways and Goal Setting
5:00 - Conclude

Wednesday
10:00 - Intentions, Articulating Goals
10:15 - Morning Workshop - Nurturing the Social Dimension of Writing
11:00 - Individual Writing Time
12:30 - Check-Ins
12:45 - Break
1:45 - Afternoon Workshop - Keeping the Writing Momentum Going
2:30 - Group Story Circles - What is/will be my identity as a writer?
3:00 - Individual Writing Time
4:30 - Send-Offs
5:00 - Conclude

By the end of the writing retreat, you will:

Set achievable writing goals and dedicate 9 hours to your writing project in a supportive community

Understand and reflect upon the cognitive, affective, and social dimensions of academic writing

Examine your relationship to writing and contemplate your identity as a writer