Graduate Research School

Writing groups are run continuously throughout the year by Graduate Education Officers.

These include informal weekly writing groups, and an annual writers retreat.

Facilitated writing group

One of the most useful strategies for effective progress through your candidature is to develop the habit of writing on a regular basis. It is recommended that you do some writing at the start of the day, before you open your email or the internet.

This group offers you the opportunity to get into good writing habits in a supportive environment.

• Room 2202
• 2nd Floor, Social Sciences South Building
• 9.00 - 11.00am, every Wednesday

Bring your laptop and some writing to work on. We will supply tea, coffee, juice and some light snacks to help get your day off to a productive start. You are also welcome to discuss your writing with one of the Graduate Education Officers during the session.

Please contact a Graduate Education Officer for more information.

Writers' Retreats

Graduate Education Officers host three Writers Retreats for postgraduate research students each year . Retreats are held in January (on UWA Crawley Campus), in February (at UWA Albany Campus) and in September (at St. Catherine's College). The focus of these Retreats is on providing space and a supportive environment in which to actually do your writing and receive feedback from your peers.  Some workshops are also offered as part of the Retreat program.

Please contact a Graduate Education Officer for more information.

You can view a photo album of our previous Writers' Retreat in Albany. The next Albany Writers Retreat will be held in early 2014. Applications to attend will open in late November 2013, and the application process will be similar to that used to select students for the 2013 Albany Writers Retreat (see information below).