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Open Writing Retreat (In-Person)

Mar 14, 2023 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
AC221

Registration Deadline: Mar 14, 2023 12:00 PM

Having trouble getting started or focusing on your research assignment that's due soon? Feeling isolated and unmotivated?

This retreat might just be the difference you need. The goals of a writing retreat are to help you make progress on a writing assignment, learn writing strategies that can help with productivity for future assignments, and just feel good about writing. What happens at a retreat? Basically, everybody writes, with some useful and supportive structures. Here's what we'll do:

  • Write down your goal for the retreat as you come in
  • Warm-up fun free-write (NOT about the assignment!) to help you feel positive and ready to write
  • 2 x 20-minute writing sessions with a 5-minute break in between for chat
  • Celebrate what you accomplished
Bring everything you will need to write: ideas, outlines, drafts, reading notes, doodles and favourite mug. Snacks will be provided.

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Sarah King: sd.kind@utoronto.ca.

Note: Open retreats will happen weekly this semester, in-person, on Tuesdays (12pm - 1pm) and Wednesdays (1pm - 2pm) in AC221. Register for each retreat separately on CLNx.