Writing for Research and Academic Practice (WRAP)

Wendy Baldwin | 22-23 May online writing retreat Looking to inject some new life into your writing project? Join my 1.5-day online structured writing retreat (22-23 May, 2025), where the writer is as important as the writing. Space is limited.

Facing one or more of these #AcWri -related challenges?

—an upcoming deadline
—a text that requires thinking w/o interruptions
—lack of motivation or progress
—uncertainty as you deal with reader feedback

My upcoming online retreat (May 22-23) can help.

Join us! www.linguaverse.net/22-23-may

A huge thank you to all those who attended this morning's Annual Summit meeting. We're grateful for the chance to exchange experiences, ideas and questions about social writing methods and the benefit for writers.

To read our positioning statement and manifesto, visit: narti.org.uk/writing-room/.

We're looking forward to next Wednesday's Summit Meeting.

If you'd like to hear what WRAP has been up to over the past year and talk to us about sustainable writing practice and facilitator training, please do register.

Our list of structured writing retreats has been updated.

In-person retreats:
—Finland (April, May, Sep & Dec)
—Germany (Aug & Oct/Nov)

Online retreats: March & April.

The list is always changing, so check back regularly. Please share among your networks.

narti.org.uk/writing-retr...

Jensen's recipe for productive writing is key to my #StructuredWritingRetreats.

I help retreaters remember/find ways to lower stress, connect w/ the why of their work & find joy in the act of writing, even if challenging.

Smiles at the end are v. nearly universal.
#SocialWriting #StructuredWriting

Our network aims to further social writing practice by embedding writing in research and professional practice in academia and beyond. Our events are open to anyone currently or aspiring to engage in social writing. Further details are in the call above 👆; please share the event with your networks.

Our Annual Summit event takes place Wednesday, 19th March (10.00-12.00 BST; online).

The Summit lets us to hear from different voices and experiences, share best practices and challenges, and explore different ways of engaging in social writing practice.

Register here: narti.org.uk/event/writin...

Wendy Baldwin | December 12-13 structured writing retreat Looking to make some solid progress on your writing project in a quiet but collegial environment where the writer is as important as the writing? Join my December 12-13 online structured writing retre...

If you're feeling frazzled this month, a structured writing retreat can be the balm that moves your writing ahead. How so?

Structure + facilitation + setting & assessing intentions/goals = reduced cognitive load * increased focus = improved outputs + happier you.
www.linguaverse.net/writing-retr...

Wendy Baldwin | December 12-13 structured writing retreat Looking to make some solid progress on your writing project in a quiet but collegial environment where the writer is as important as the writing? Join my December 12-13 online structured writing retre...

I'll be running an online writing retreat on 12-13 December. Dedicating 1.5 days to your writing project is a satisfying and peer-supported way to make sure you write during the busiest month of the year.

www.linguaverse.net/writing-retr...

#StructuredWriting
#SocialWriting
#WritingRetreats
#AcWri

Our list of upcoming retreats for November and December has been updated.

New location: online.

Five people in an online meeting posing for a screenshot, one person per box.

A handful of WRAP's founding members are taking the morning to co-write and co-edit some foundational documents, following an online retreat-style format.

We'll share them when they're ready.

#SocialWritingMethods
#StructuredWriting

Looking for a structured writing retreat? 👀✍️

Check out our list of upcoming retreats in the UK and Finland.

We update the list regularly as new dates come in, so check back to see what's new.

We hope to add two online options very soon!

narti.org.uk/writing-retr...

(3) strengthen and embed social writing in academic research and practice with an impact on writers’ career progression, self-efficacy, and well-being

(1) develop and sustain a community of practice that sets quality standards and trains facilitators in social writing interventions

(2) support, collaborate on and publish research on social writing methods

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👋 WRAP is now on Bluesky. ✍️

The Writing for Research and Academic Practice (WRAP) network develops, supports and strengthens methods of social writing as effective practice within and beyond academia.

WRAP has three broad aims:
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