The Fall 2020 Faculty Writers Workshop will meet online from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the following Fridays: Aug. 28, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, and Dec. 11. To participate, complete the interest form by 12 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21.

Drake faculty members are invited to participate in the Faculty Writers Workshop (FWW), a writing group focused on working effectively on our scholarship. We will meet via teleconference from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. monthly on Fridays.

The FWW will be co-facilitated by Nate Holdren (LPS) and En Li (History). Our goal will be to help set ourselves up to make progress on our scholarship over the semester. We will read Joli Jensen’s book Write No Matter What and discuss it to the degree that participants find it useful. The session will also include discussion/workshop of the faculty members’ own scholarship and on-site writing time.

This writing group is generously supported by the Provost’s Office and Humanities Center. There are spots for 10 faculty participants. Should more than 10 individuals express interest, priority shall be given to 1) those who actively participated in the previous Faculty Writing Groups, 2) tenure-track faculty who are not yet tenured, 3) faculty who are members of groups under-represented.

All meetings will be conducted virtually this fall. Participants who attend all five sessions will receive a stipend of $150, pre-tax.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the interest form by 12 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21.

For questions, contact co-facilitators Nate Holdren (nate.holdren@drake.edu) and En Li (en.li@drake.edu).

— Nate Holdren, Law, Politics & Society