Writing workshops

"I am writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that I can later build castles." Shannon Hale

Workshop slides

You can follow the workshop slides below for some simple tips on writing your manuscript.

The workshops are arranged in the recommended order for writing a manuscript: start developing your ideas, then make the figures and write the results, before you work on the introduction and discussion.

There are also workshops on collaborative writing and responding to peer reviews.

Workshop 1 How to start writing

How to start writing

Tips and exercises on how to get over writer's block and start creating text

Workshop 2 Science _ Storytelling

How to create a narrative

Tips and exercises on how to identify your main messages, aim them at your readers, align your main messages with your data, and hone your take-home message

Workshop 3 Data visualization

Data visualization

Tips and exercises on how to make engaging figures for your manuscript that effectively support and communicate your main messages

Workshop 4 Impactful Results

Writing an impactful Results section

Tips and exercises on how to achieve alignment between stated aims, presented data, and main findings

Workshop 5 Discussion

Writing a compelling Discussion section

Step-by-step guide to discussing your findings

Workshop 6 Introduction

Introduction and manuscript title

Tips on how to write an inviting and discoverable title

Tips on how to write an inviting Introduction

Workshop 6 Obtaining and implementing peer feedback

Obtaining and implementing peer feedback

Techniques for providing feedback to and collaborating with co-authors

Workshop 7 Responding to peer review

Responding to peer review

Tips on how to implement and reply to peer reviews

Scholarly Publishing 101 Workshop

Introduction to publishing a scientific journal

Why we publish, read, and write for scholarly journals

The 'who' and 'what' of publishing a scientific journal

Publication process from submission to publication

Scholarly Writing 101 Workshop

Introduction to writing a scientific paper

Structure of a research article

Who should be co-author

Activity to develop a list of author contributions fairly

English Add Language Writing Workshop

Scholarly writing as an English-additional-language speaker

how to get your message across as an EAL writer

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