Spring 2020 Writing Resources for UF Postdocs

UF Postdoc Writing Places are open to all UF Postdocs. Writing Place sessions will provide a communal space with coffee and light snacks for writing alongside your peers. These sessions will not include instruction, but are for the purpose of creating a time and space where you can prioritize your writing over your other responsibilities to help you meet your writing goals.

CANCELLED: Spring 2020 Writing Place schedule:

Wednesday February 26^th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm Communicore room CG-56 -

Tuesday March 24^th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium

Wednesday April 29^th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium

Wednesday May 27^th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium

National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) has a Spring 2020 14-Day Writing Challenge, March 23rd - April 5th 2020. Registration for the Writing Challenge closes on March 19th. In order to register for this free opportunity, you will need to claim your free NCFDD membership using your UF credentials. If you have already joined the NCFDD, you will simply need to login to your account and register.

Fall 2020 UF Postdoc Writing Program
The secret to writing is writing.

The UF Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, University Writing Program, and George A. Smathers Libraries are committed to helping early career researchers reach their writing goals and develop sustainable writing habits to support career success. Stay tuned for the Fall 2020 UF Postdoc Writing Program. Application period will open June 2020.

What to Expect

This program will help participants:

Get started -- or restarted -- on writing

Build a daily writing habit

Experiment with strategies, such as peer accountability, to overcome challenges to writing productivity

Participants in this program will:

Establish and share writing goals

Participate in a “Getting Started” workshop through the UF Writing Program

Commit to writing for 25 minutes / work-day (M-F) followed by 5 minutes contributing toward peer accountability in program Slack workspace (total: 30 minutes a day, M-F)

Receive feedback and encouragement from peers and coaches.

Learn strategies for effective peer review, and work a peer review partner

Minimum time commitment*

30 minutes a day, M-F

Getting Started workshop – 2 hrs; Tuesday afternoon, September 3^rd

Essentials of Peer Review Workshop – Up to 4 hrs. Tuesday afternoon, September 24^th

*If you are unable to meet these time commitments, but still want to begin employing peer accountability to achieve your writing goals, stay tuned for Fall 2019 Writing Place Retreats. Writing Place Retreats will provide a quite space to sit and write in the company of peers and will be open to all UF Postdocs. Three Writing Place Retreats will be scheduled for Fall 2019. Coffee and light snacks will be provided.

Example Program Schedule from Fall 2019

Activities in addtion to daily writing:
Week 0 – Aug. 26-30	Participation notifications sent
Week 1 – Sept. 3-6	Postponed due to Hurricane Dorian Please stay safe and remember that UF alerts may be found at https://www.ufl.edu/.
Week 2 – Sept. 10-13	Boot-camp Begins Getting Started Workshop – with Dr. Mickey Schafer, UF Writing Program - Tuesday Sept. 10th 3PM - 5PM Reitz Union room 2335
Week 3 – Sept. 16-20	Writing Place Retreat 1 (optional, & open to all UF Postdocs) Monday, 9/16, 9AM - Noon, McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium (MBI - MBI LG 101A DeWeese)
Week 4 – Sept. 23-27	Essentials of Peer Review Workshop – with Dr. Mickey Schafer, UF Writing Program Matthews Suite, Reitz Union 4^th Floor (next to the Arredondo Café) Tuesday Sept. 24^th, 2pm-4:30pm
Week 5 – Sept. 30 – Oct. 3	Just keep writing!
Week 6 – Oct. 7-11	Writing Place Retreat 2 (optional, & open to all UF Postdocs) Tuesday, 10/8, 2PM - 5PM, McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium (MBI - MBI LG 101A DeWeese)
Week 7 – Oct. 14-18	Just keep writing!
Week 8 – Oct. 21-25	Meet (in person or remote) with peer review partner
Week 9 – Oct. 28 – Nov. 1	Boot-camp ends. Writing Place Retreat 3 (optional, & open to all UF Postdocs) Wednesday, 10/30, 2PM - 5PM, McKnight Brain Institute Auditorium (MBI - MBI LG 101A DeWeese
Nov. 8th	Closing Reception for participants and their PI's - with Dr. Chris Hass, Assoc. Provost Faculty Affairs 3:30pm - 4:30pm, Matthews Suite of the Reitz Union