You are sure to do plenty of writing over the course of your graduate career. Brush up on your skills here.
General Writing
- 10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly
- Michael C. Munger - Chronicle of Higher Education’s Vitae - On Scholarly Writing (forum)
- Writing for Research e-book
includes a section on writing in English as a second language
- Raewyn Connell
Introductions & Conclusions
- [Writing] Introductions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - [Writing] Conclusions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - [Writing] Introductions and Conclusions
- University of Toronto
Literature Reviews
- Writing a Literature Review
- The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Literature Reviews - An Overview for Graduate Students
- North Carolina State University Library - Guidelines for Writing a Literature Review
- University of Minnesota-Duluth
Science Writing
- English Communication for Scientists
- Jean-luc Doumonot (ed.), Nature (2010) - Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
- Joshua Shimel, UCSB (2011) (print resource available via interlibrary loan)
Dissertation Writing
- The Completion Agenda, Part 1: Finishing A Submittable Draft
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - The Completion Agenda, Part 2: The Best Defense
- The Chronicle of Higher Education - The Completion Agenda, Part 3: Revising Your Dissertation
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
On-Campus Workshops
- Dissertation Boot Camp
takes place in January and May of each year
On-Campus Resources
Editing Help
If you would like information about editors that may be able to assist you with your larger writing projects for an hourly fee, please email the Graduate Division for suggestions.
