Stefan Kamola (Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations)

Mona Atia (Geography)

Mark Pitner (Asian Languages & Literature)

Allison Gross (English)

Through the collective effort of graduate students interested in publishing outside of academic media, Students Writing in Public provides an interdisciplinary forum for pursuing individual and collaborative writing projects in public scholarship. Frequent writing-group meetings will fuel a monthly workshop series, at which students may share and improve their writing while developing resource materials on the mechanics of publication.

The goal of Students Writing in Public is to promote graduate student publication in media outlets other than traditional academic journals. To meet this goal we will meet several times a month (Autumn quarter, 3:30 on Tuesdays) to discuss and encourage individual and
collaborative writing projects. At these workshops, we will thrash out and edit actual projects of participants: we will discuss current projects or ideas, develop and engage in writing exercises, and select unfinished works for consideration by the larger group. At least once each quarter, we will invite professional writers, editors, and/or publishers to lead these workshops. They will bring to the group new strategies for writing and expertise on the publication process.

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Information Session:
Tuesday, October 2, 3:30- 5:00 pm
(Burke Museum Café)

Guest Writer: Michelle Goodman, "From Academia to Mainstream Media: Developing Your Writing Portfolio"

Tuesday, November 6, 3:30- 5:30 pm (Communications 202)

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Michelle Goodman is a local freelance writer whose work has appeared in Salon, Bust, Bitch, Bark, the Seattle Times, and the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide.



Guest Writer: David Domke (Communication)
"Translating Academic Work for a Public Audience"

Thursday, February 21, 2008, 3:30-5:30 pm (Communications 202)

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