Keep Up Your Writing Habit This Summer with Writing Together Online

Summer provides an amazing opportunity for academic writers, but if your writing time is unstructured, it is easy to miss this opportunity. Writing Together Online offers the structured writing time to help you stay focused and productive during the summer months. Join our daily 90-minute writing sessions and become part of a community of scholars who connect online, set realistic goals, and write together in the spirit of accountability and camaraderie. The program is open to all MIT students, postdocs, faculty, staff, and affiliates who are working on papers, proposals, thesis/dissertation chapters, application materials, and other writing projects.

The Summer 2023 writing marathon consists of two challenges:

Challenge 1: Monday, June 5, through Friday, June 30
Holiday Break: July 3–7
Challenge 2: Monday, July 10, through Friday, August 4

Please register for any number of WTO sessions: Mondays 9:30–11am
Tuesdays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11am
Wednesdays 9:30–11am
Thursdays 8–9:30am and 9:30–11am
Fridays  9:30–11am

To participate in this program:
1. Preregister for the sessions that work for your schedule, and we will send you the link to connect. 
2. Set up your laptop, books, articles, water, and snacks before your session.
3. Think of the writing goals and tasks for your session.
4. Connect through the link 5 minutes before the event. Please note that we start on time (not by MIT time).

What to expect during this event:
1. We will start with a short announcement about this program;
2. We will ask all participants to fill out a writing goal for the session and a few specific tasks;
3. About 5 minutes before the end of the program, we will ask everyone to reflect on the progress ad share what they were able to accomplish.

PLEASE NOTE: Those who attend at least five sessions during one challenge will be entered into a raffle to win one of three gift-card prizes. For each additional session you attend, you will receive a raffle entry. The raffle drawing will take place on Friday, June 30 (Challenge 1), and Friday, August 4 (Challenge 2), at 11am.

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Please read the Writing Together Online rules below and check that you agree with them. *
1) You are expected to join the session promptly at the start time (not MIT time!), or a few minutes early, and stay for the entire session of 90 minutes.
2) The event is designed for those who want to make progress on their research and writing. 
3) Everyone is welcome to participate, but only current MIT graduate students and postdocs are eligible to receive raffle prizes.
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Which of the writing challenges are you interested in attending? (Choose all that apply) *
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Please choose the days and times of the sessions that you are interested in attending. All sessions are in Eastern Daylight Time. 

NOTE: Please register for a day/time even if you are unable to attend every scheduled session during the challenge. This system helps us to keep track of the number of interested participants.
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First Name *
Last Name *
MIT Email *
Your Role *
Year of Study (if applicable) *
What MIT school are you affiliated with? *
If you are affiliated with more than one MIT school, please mark your primary affiliation. If you are NOT affiliated with MIT, choose the option below -- you are welcome to attend this program.
What is your MIT major/ department/ affiliation? If you are NOT affiliated with MIT, choose the option below -- you are welcome to attend this program. *
 What are you planning to work on during the sessions that you register? Choose all that apply. *
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What is your major writing goal in attending this program? (e.g., draft a literature review or revise a paper for publication) *
We will be happy to send you a calendar invitation to the days that you choose below: *
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Do you have any recommendations, questions, or comments regarding this program or your participation?
Thank you for your interest in this program!
The funding support for this program comes from MIT Office of Graduate Education.
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