Drake faculty members are invited to participate in a faculty writing group (FWG). The group will meet by zoom on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the following dates:

• Feb. 9
• March 8
• March 29
• April 12
• May 10

If you are interested in participating, please fill out this Google form so we know to send you the zoom link.

All Drake faculty are welcome to participate in the FWG. We have funds to provide a small stipend of approximately $150 to ten faculty who attend all group meetings. Should more than 10 individuals express interest, priority shall be given to 1) Those who participated in the previous FWGs, 2) Tenure-track faculty, and 3) Faculty who are members of under-represented groups. This writing group is supported by the Humanities Center and the Deputy Provost. People who can only attend some of the sessions are encouraged to participate if doing so helps their writing.

Our goals will be to help ourselves make progress on our scholarship during the semester, and do so more efficiently and enjoyably. In our meetings we will discuss our goals, plans, and progress on our writing, share how we organize our writing time, and discuss challenges in our writing. Depending on participant interest we will workshop each other’s work and write on site. If there’s interest, we can read a book on organizing an academic writing life such as Joli Jensen’s Write No Matter What. We’re pleased to say the group is in its sixth year and continues to be rewarding.

If you have questions, please contact Gabriel Ford at gabriel.ford@drake.edu and Nate Holdren at nate.holdren@drake.edu.

— Nate Holdren, Law, Politics & Society