2023 Winter Writing Retreat

FGSR Winter Writing Retreat

 

Ready to write?

Make this Reading Week a productive writing week by taking part in FGSR’s virtual writers’ retreat. Featuring practical talks, health breaks, consultations with experts, and lots of quiet time for writing, this in-person retreat, to be held Tuesday, February 21-Friday, February 24, 2023 (10 a.m.-4 p.m.), will help you regain momentum on your major writing project.

Dates: Tuesday, Feb. 21 to Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
Times: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Questions? Contact Dena

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Schedule

The writing retreat runs afternoons during Winter Reading Week (Feb. 21 to 24), but not on Family Day (Monday, Feb. 21). 

Session/Date

Tuesday 21

Wednesday 22

Thursday 23

Friday 24

Welcome
10-10:15 a.m.

AD, FGSR 

AD, FGSR

AD, FGSR

AD, FGSR

Free Writing
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.

Bio break
11-11:15 a.m.

 

 

 

 

Free writing
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.

 

 

 



 

Puppy Cam
12-12:30 p.m.

Lunch Break
12:30-1:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

Special Presenter
1-1:30 p.m.
20-30 minutes

The Power of Paragraphs–Jonathan Simmons

Paces of Academic Writing–Bhuva Narayanan

Freewriting your First Draft–Bhuva Narayanan

Building Better Sentences–Jonathan Simmons

Free Writing
1:30-3:30 p.m.

 

 

 

Bio break
2:30-2:45 p.m.

Free Writing
2:45-3:30 p.m.

Closing Session
3:30-4 p.m.

Associate Dean, FGSR: "Closing Remarks and Group Debrief"

Associate Dean, FGSR: "Closing Remarks and Group Debrief"

Associate Dean, FGSR: "Closing Remarks and Group Debrief"

Associate Dean, FGSR: "Closing Remarks and Group Debrief"


 

Meet our presenters

  • Bhuva Narayanan is an Educational Program Coordinator at the Academic Success Centre
  • Jonathan Simmons is a Graduate Writing Advisor at the Academic Success Centre