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Graduate Writing Boot Camp

Have you completed your research and are now working on your writing? Want an environment where you can write distraction-free and make significant progress? Graduate Writing Boot Camp is for you!

Over three consecutive days, Graduate Writing Boot Camp (GWBC) will give you a productive, distraction-free work environment and space to make significant progress with your writing. We will also provide you with the opportunity for at least one individual session with a Writing Specialist, which will help you develop the strategies to become a more skillful writer. There will also be short input sessions that will equip you with techniques to help motivate you to continue with your writing.

The 2025 Graduate Writing Boot Camp will be held in July 2025. Complete details will be available closer to the date.

*If you are enrolled in an online graduate program and would like to attend the GWBC, please contact us to discuss remote participation options. 

In addition to the online registration, all participants are required to submit a Supervisor's Consent Form to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies before Graduate Writing Boot Camp begins. Students without a supervisor must meet with a Writing Specialist in the SLC to determine if they would benefit from the GWBC.

The boot camp is strictly limited to 20 participants. There is no charge for this event; however, a non-attendance fee of $50 will apply if you register but do not attend.

*If you are enrolled in an online graduate program and would like to attend the GWBC, please contact us to discuss remote participation options.

Registration for Boot Camp will open in Summer 2025!

  1. Talk to your supervisor; they can help you decide if you are ready to take this opportunity to focus on your writing (students without a supervisor must meet with a Writing Specialist in the SLC to determine if they would benefit from the GWBC). 
  2. Identify the section(s) on which you will focus.
  3. Collect and organize in advance all the materials (e.g., notes, drafts, data, charts) that you will need over the three days. 
  4. Think about the areas in which you would like specific help during your individual session with a Writing Specialist.
  5. Check if your schedule allows you to be available throughout the three days. A Supervisor’s Consent Form will be required in order to complete your registration.

Please note: The boot camp is for writing, not for further reading or research. You will be expected to commit to each of the three days, to be punctual and to reserve Internet use and texting for lunch breaks. We want you to make serious progress with your writing!

If you have any questions about Graduate Writing Boot Camp, please contact gradengage@ontariotechu.ca.