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Student Writing Groups & Retreats
Student Accountability Writing Groups
The Writing Center organizes writing groups for students. These are accountability writing groups, designed to provide UMass Boston students from any discipline and at any stage of their studies with time and space to work on their writing in the company of others. We define writing broadly, so writing groups can be used to work on research, creative writing, reading for class, studying, data analysis, revision, brainstorming, drafting, reading, and any other part of the writing process. We start each writing group with a short goal-setting conversation and wrap up by celebrating our accomplishments. Since these are accountability writing groups, participants don’t exchange writing, instead, we work independently. The writing groups provide accountability and community. Learn more about our current writing group offerings on this page.
Summer 2025 Graduate Student and Faculty Writing Group
This summer, we’re hosting an accountability writing group for graduate students and faculty that meets in person and on zoom. We meet on Wednesdays from 10am-12:30pm in various campus locations and on Zoom. Our first writing group is Wednesday, June 4 and our last session is Wednesday, August 6.
Please register to attend. You only need to register once, and you’ll receive an email with more information and the zoom link ahead of the writing group. Participants don’t have to attend every writing group nor stay the whole time. These writing groups are meant to work around your schedule, so come and go as you’re able.
Graduate Student Writing Retreats
We host writing retreats to help graduate students commit to regular writing and build community with fellow students. Check back for information about our summer 2025 writing retreats.
June 2025 Writing Retreat for Graduate Students
Register for the June Grad Retreat
This retreat is designed to provide structure and community as you work on your summer writing goals for your thesis/dissertation/other writing project(s). Each day, we’ll set goals, write in community, and share progress. No writing will be exchanged—rather, we’ll work independently to make progress toward meeting our individual writing priorities.
- Monday, June 2: Morning session: 10am-12:30pm; Optional free afternoon lunch and chat: 12:30-1:30pm
- Tuesday June 3: Morning session: 10am-12:30pm; Optional free afternoon lunch and chat: 12:30-1:30pm
- Wednesday, June 4: Morning session: 10am-12:30pm; Optional free afternoon lunch and chat: 12:30-1:30pm
This event is hybrid. You can join us on campus or via Zoom. Free lunch will only be provided to in-person participants.
Campus locations:
- Monday, June 2: Campus Center, 1st floor, Meeting room 1313
- Tuesday June 3: Campus Center, 1st floor, Meeting room 1313
- Wednesday, June 4: University Hall, 3rd floor, Seminar room 3380
Writing Center
Main location: Campus Center, First Floor, Room 1300
Satellite Location: Wheatley Hall, sixth floor, room 48
Boston, MA 02125 USA