Writing Resources for Graduate Students

Around Mason

Time and Space to Write

Weekly Graduate Write-Ins (in-person and on Zoom)
Fridays during the fall and spring terms, 9:30 - 1:00
Wednesday evenings during the fall and spring terms, 6:30 - 8:00

Workshops and Workshop Series

"Maximizing Productivity" workshop series (on video)— Graduate Student Life

Writing Center workshops

Workshops offered by the Digital Scholarship Center (software for data visualization, text analysis, and qualitative and quantitative analysis)

Library Research Skill/Tool workshops

Events 

Gradstravaganza
August 12 - 21, 2025
Mini workshops promoting success in grad school, including one on "Making the Commitment to Writing." Sponsored by Graduate Student Life.

Graduate Research Connections (GRADReCon)
Wed. Oct 29 and Thurs. Oct 20, 2025
A day of workshops on topics essential to your success in grad school, including one on "Writing a Review of the Literature." Sponsored by Graduate Student Life and the University Libraries

Online Resources

Academic Blogs for Grad Writers

Explorations of Style

The Thesis Whisperer

DoctoralWriting SIG

Writing Reviews of the Literature

Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students
North Carolina State's excellent 10-minute presentation