Register for all events at the links below, or find them on our Engage page. To stay updated on our graduate writing events, sign up for our monthly email here.
GradsWrite Writing Groups
Registration now open for Fall 2025!
GradsWrite is a writing support group program for graduate students, hosted by the Writing Center in collaboration with the MU Graduate School. The goal of GradsWrite is to provide a shared space to help graduate students accomplish their writing goals in a supportive setting. Writers will learn how to set, track, and meet writing goals on long-term projects and will find a structured community of writers working toward similar goals.
This fall, we will host two 6-week sessions of GradsWrite, with two “Special Sessions” for mindful writing and grants separately. Writers may register for one, many, or all sessions. Writers will be expected to meet with their group each week to share their writing progress and to set/refine their week’s writing goals.
More info on sessions offered:
GradsWrite Session A: 6-week session from week 3 – week 9 (Sep. 7 – Oct. 24), focused on Creating & Maintaining Writing Project Timelines
GradsWrite Session B: 6-week session from week 10 – week 16 (Oct. 27 – Dec. 18), focused on Revision Tools & Strategies
Special Sessions on Mindful Writing. Facilitated by Donna Strickland at the MU Counseling Center, these sessions will be offered first from weeks 4-7 and then a second session will be offered from weeks 8-11 (writers can enroll in one or both sessions). These groups will meet for 90 minutes with 60 minutes of gently guided writing on participants’ own projects. Writers can expect to gain mindful strategies to reduce stress, improve focus, and efficiently complete your work. These groups will be offered on Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:30pm or Thursdays 2:30pm-4:00pm.
Special Session on Grants. Facilitated by Dr. Liz Bent, this group will meet from week 5 – week 7 (Sep. 22 – Oct. 10). Specifically offered for writers interested in or actively writing grant proposals.
GradsWork Drop-In Sessions
GradsWork are drop-in work sessions on Monday evenings and the first Saturday morning of each month where graduate students can get out of their offices, homes, coffee shops, or normal work space and be in community with other graduate students while working independently on whatever needs to get done. Whether you are working on dissertations/theses, assignments for coursework, conference proposals/papers, article drafts or revisions, teaching lessons, or grading, all writers and projects are welcome.
When: Mondays, Sep. 8-Dec. 8, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.* Register here.
*Please note there will be no GradsWork Session on Monday, Nov. 24th for Fall Break.
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Saturday, Sep. 6, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Register here.
Saturday, Oct. 4, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Register here.
Saturday, Nov. 1, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Register here.
Where: Writing Center space in the Student Success Center
What to expect: We will invite participants to share goals at the beginning of the session, then work quietly and independently for the duration of the session. No general writing instruction will be provided at the sessions. We will invite participants to report progress and/or future goals at the end of the session.
Snacks, coffee, and tea provided.
GradsLearn Series
The Writing Center, in collaboration Campus Writing Program, will be hosting a 4-part GradsLearn series on Tuesdays from 3:00pm – 4:00pm, Sep. 23 – Oct. 14. Each week, one speaker will present on topics related to graduate research and writing processes. Please register for each session below.
This GradsLearn workshop will help you strengthen your academic voice by focusing on sentence structure, transitions, and verb choice. You’ll also explore how AI tools like ChatGPT can support revision and enhance clarity. Ideal for grad writers who feel stuck, are curious about AI, or write in English as an additional language.
Speaker: Dr. Christy Goldsmith, Associate Director of the Campus Writing Program
Register here.
This GradsLearn workshop will help you learn how to use the library’s research resources and how to keep track of those resources in your writing process. Great for grad writers beginning the research process or working on literature reviews and feeling overwhelmed with keeping their research organized.
Speaker: Kimberly Moeller, Research Information Services Librarian
Register here.
This GradsLearn workshop will help you manage your writing project – even if it’s already begun! Join us to learn about strategies to outline a timeline for your writing project, set manageable goals, create a writing plan, and track your writing time. This session is ideal for writers who are working on (and may already feel “behind” on) a current writing project or who are preparing for a writing project. All graduate students working on any writing project are welcome.
Speaker: Dr. Bailey Boyd, Assistant Director of the Writing Center
Register here.
This GradsLearn workshop will provide you with a list of strategies to implement in the revision stage of your writing process. You’ll learn revision strategies that Graduate Writing Support tutors use, how to apply them to your own writing, and how to ask your reviewers good questions to ensure that you receive the feedback you want. This session is ideal for any writer wanting to approach the revision stage with more direction, or who may want to receive better feedback from their reviewers.
Speaker: Dr. Bailey Boyd, Assistant Director of the Writing Center
Register here.
Thesis & Dissertation Formatting Workshops
The Writing Center will host 3 thesis and dissertation formatting workshops in Fall 2025.
These workshops will walk graduate writers through the formatting guidelines from the MU Graduate School and will demonstrate how to set up the thesis/dissertation document according to those guidelines. Participants should plan to bring their own laptops (to the in-person workshops) and documents and should already have Microsoft Word downloaded to their device.
Please note: As the focus for this workshop is formatting, no writing instruction will be provided.
When, where, and how to register:
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., Townsend 111F (GradHub);
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Townsend 111F (GradHub)
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Zoom
Finals Week Writing Retreat
The Writing Center, in collaboration with the MU Graduate School, will host a Finals Week Writing Retreat. This is an extension of our GradsWork weekly sessions, above. Lunch is provided to the registrants. We do ask that attendees pre-register at our link below, and are able to commit to the full writing day.
Please note: This retreat, like our GradsWork Sessions, are quiet spaces to work in community with other graduate writers; no general writing instruction will be provided at the sessions.
When, where, and how to register:
Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Townsend 111F (GradHub)
Past Events
Graduate Writing Support Open House
Want to hear more about our support for graduate students at Mizzou? Drop by the Student Success Center on Thursday, Aug. 21 anytime from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. to meet the Writing Center staff and some Graduate Writing Support tutors, check out the Writing Center space, hear about fall offerings, and ask any questions you might have about Graduate Writing Support at Mizzou.
Snacks provided!
Thursday, Aug. 21, drop-in between 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
No general writing instruction will be provided at the open house.