Exact times tbc

How do you step outside your own work to view it with a cool editorial eye that lets you lift your writing to a new level? How can you tighten your argument, avoid repetition, and learn what to cut?

This workshop addresses the all-too-common problem of front-loading the writing process, whereby some students spend the bulk of their time researching, leaving their write-up until the end, with too little time for thinking. We instill early on a habit of multiple drafting and polishing. We teach you how to trouble-shoot your own work, to use direct, active language, and zoom in on significant details. We cover the link between the particular and universal, and the practice of knowing where the reader is at any given point. The day will be full of red-pen exercises, using examples of both good and weak academic writing.

This workshop aims to give students a working knowledge of the editorial process as practiced by professional editors – because it is led by professional editors sharing their own best practice.