Virtual Writers' Lab

What is the Virtual Writers' Lab?

The Writers' Lab is a protected writing space, similar to a 'Writing Boot Camp' or 'Shut up and write!' sessions, but with expert support available when you need it. It is held on Zoom, so that you can see and be seen in gallery view, holding you accountable to your time writing. We stop you for regular 5-minute breaks, with a slightly longer one in the middle. 

For two or three hours every week you can simply 'shut up and write' in the company of other writers. The Writers' Lab is not a course. You can join in at any time between 9.30 and 12.30 on Tuesday mornings. To participate, you need to enrol in the Virtual Writers' Lab.

If you need support while you write, a member of the English Unit will be in the room all morning quietly working alongside you (virtually). If you have any questions, you can use the private chat function to communicate with him/her.  

Please note that for lengthier discussions you can book an Individual Consultation.  

Who can participate in the Writers' Lab?

Any member of the EUI can participate in the Writers' Lab.

It is open to researchers, staff members, fellows and partners. 

If you need to write, you can participate.

What do I have to do to participate in the Writers' Lab?

The Writers' Lab is not a course. Anyone who needs to write can participate.

You need to sign up for the Virtual Writers' Lab (Use the Enrol now button above). We will then send you an invitation to enter the ZoomRoom.

There is no obligation to come every week. However, the most productive academic writers are, they say, those that make writing a habit (see, for example: Boice 2000; Krashen 2002; Belcher 2009).

Do you want to make a commitment? One way of creating habits is by creating an outside commitment, so we suggest you commit to coming along by making a pact with a friend/colleague/partner.

Make this a weekly occurence dedicated to your writing.