Essentials Running Writing Groups

How to run a Writing Group meeting

Writing groups are a critical component of our course. As such, we also allocate our resources to supporting the successful running of these meetings. This includes all the preparation phases or writing a draft, including a feedback instruction letter (cover letter), how to give and receive feedback, how to organise the meeting, and what to do when you have received feedback on your text.

Here you will find all the materials you will need to help you organise your writing group. These materials are useful for anyone in academia who wants to organise a writing group themselves or supervisors who wish to get a writing group started with their students, to departments and faculties.

Requirements

To run a successful writing group meeting, we suggest you watch the instruction videos covering the following topics:

1. A brief overview of Writing Groups (what and why)

2. Writing Feedback Instruction Letters (Cover Letters)

3. How to give and receive feedback

4. How to run your writing group meeting

5. Writing Revisions plans

6. Summary

1. Overview

[14 minutes]

2. Writing Cover Letters

[9 minutes]

3. Giving and Receiving Peer Review

[16 minutes]

4. Writing Group Meetings

[6 minutes]

5. Revision Plans

[5:30 minutes]

6. Summary

[8 minutes]