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Writing Retreat for academic staff at UWA

Academics work in an environment in which there are increasing pressures to publish. There can be many obstacles to publication productivity. These include time constraints, teaching and other service demands, student needs, daily interruptions, and lack of collegiality. Many people could benefit, therefore, from a structure and system for writing that will help them to overcome these barriers.

OSDS is exploring the possibility of providing academic staff with an opportunity to attend a writing retreat. This would offer “time out” in which staff could attend an off-campus location to engage in intensive writing sessions, free from distraction. Such retreats also facilitate academic collegiality and the sharing of ideas.

The proposed project is to organise a five-day-long live-in writing retreat during non-teaching time in late November/early December 2008. All academic staff who are interested in attending to improve their research quality and writing productivity are invited to complete the survey below.

To assist us with gauging your interest and possible attendance, please complete the following questionnaire by 30 May 2008.

(1) Please indicate your academic level
 A B C D E
(2) I would benefit from a week long writing retreat.
 Y N
(3) I would attend a five-day long writing retreat.
 Y N
(4) I would attend a three-day long writing retreat.
 Y N
(5) I would like assistance with writing a journal article.
 Y N
(6) I would like assistance with writing a thesis.
 Y N
(7) I would like assistance with writing a book.
 Y N
(8) I would like assistance with writing a research proposal.
 Y N
(9) I would like assistance with writing a grant application.
 Y N
(10) End of November 2008 would be a suitable time for a writing retreat.
 Y N
(11) Beginning of December 2008 would be a suitable time for a writing retreat.
 Y N
(12) I would be interested in having follow-up sessions after the retreat.
 Y N
(13) I would be interested in attending writing groups after the retreat.
 Y N
(14) What would your goal(s) be for attending the writing retreat?
(15) What aspect(s) of writing would you like to explore during the writing retreat?
(16) Have you published an article in the last three years?
 Y N
(17) Have you published a conference paper in the last three years?
 Y N
(18) Which of the following venues would you prefer:
 Albany Campus
 New Norcia Monastery
 Grass Roots Holiday Haven at Jarrahdale
 Mandurah Atrium
 The Vines Resort and Country Club
(19) If you would like more information about the outcome of this survey, please enter your email address:
 
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