Let’s Write: Collaborative Writing Time (GGG/GFA) online
Target group:
PhD students of the GGG and GFA, other PhD students if free places are available
Schedule:
Writing times (Writing time sessions do not build on each other and can be visited separately.):
Friday, 13.06.2025, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 (registration deadline: 11.06.25)
Friday, 20.06.2025, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 (registration deadline: 18.06.25)
Monday, 23.06.2025, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (registration deadline: 19.06.25)
Monday, 30.06.2025, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (registration deadline: 26.06.25)
Kick-off-workshop for writing groups (prior participation in a writing time session required):
Monday, 21.07.2025, time t.b.a.
In order to enable participation for doctoral researchers with different obligations, a trainer duo ensures that writing sessions can be offered both in the morning and in the afternoon/evening. An additional kick-off workshop for setting up independent writing groups will take place in July. The time will be determined in consideration of your preferences. Therefore, please indicate your interest in the kick-off-workshop with a preferred time frame at the end of your writing time session towards the trainer!
Venue: online via Zoom
Available seats: 25 (per session)
Course language: English
Instructors
Dr Sven Arnold studied German literature and musicology at the TU Berlin, where he completed his doctorate on literary expressionism in 1998. After several years as a program coordinator in Berlin cultural institutions, he completed the certified training as a writing coach at the PH Freiburg. Since 2009 he has been working as a freelance coach and trainer for academic and professional writing. One of his main focuses is to work with doctoral candidates in individual coaching, workshops and writing sessions.
Andrea Adams and Sven Arnold are both members of the team of the schreibzentrum.berlin (https://www.schreibzentrum.berlin/).
Do you sometimes struggle with motivation when writing alone at your desk? Or find it hard to concentrate and stay focused on the writing process? This collaborative writing event with fellow doctoral researchers can be a great way to boost motivation and jumpstart your writing. Join us for a collaborative writing session! This structured writing time is designed to support doctoral researchers in focused work on their dissertation projects (whether monograph or dissertation by publication). Each session lasts three hours and takes place weekly for one month.
Each writing session begins with a brief introduction to a writing method or tip. Participants are then paired to discuss their goals for the upcoming session. Afterward, everyone works independently on their own writing projects. A writing coach will be available for brief consultations throughout the session. The event concludes with participants reflecting on their progress and discussing their goals again in pairs. A short check-out wraps up the meeting.
Credits: O Credits
Registration:
You can register separately for writing time sessions. So please indicate specific dates in your application! Registration for each session is possible until two working days before a session. Please note: Allocation of seats follows the principle: first come, first served.
To register, please write an e-mail to ggg.kursanmeldung@uni-goettingen.de.
Contact for more information:
Dr. Nelly C. Schubert, Phone: +551 39-28217
This course is organized by the Göttingen Graduate School of Social Sciences (GGG) and the Graduate School Forest and Agricultural Sciences (GFA).
