See the current Write@UGA event. Past Write@UGA Events Write@UGA 2026 Write@UGA 2025 Write@UGA 2024 Since 2015, WIP has taken the lead on coordinating a series of writing-related events open to the university community. Typically, Write@UGA includes a guest speaker series and pedagogy workshops in February, and a faculty writing retreat in May. In addition to inviting speakers and helping to plan their visits, WIP solicits event sponsors, coordinates communication for the events, and develops marketing materials. 2026 Keynote Lecture: Building Sustainable Writing-Enriched Curriculum Programs: Institutional Ethnography as Strategic Tool Workshop: Practical Tools to Cultivate Writing for Your Context Featured Guest Speakers: Roy Schwartzman and Kirsti Cole, North Carolina State University Date: February 19, 2026 View the full Write@UGA 2026 event page. 2025 Workshop: Designing AI-Engaged Assignments to Teach Disciplinary Knowledge Keynote Lecture: A Pluralistic Vision for Writing Across the Curriculum Featured Guest Speaker: Chris Basgier, Director of University Writing, Auburn University Sponsors: Department of English’s Ballew Lecture Fund, Center for Teaching and Learning, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Office of Instruction, and Terry College of Business, and Willis Center for Writing 2024 Keynote Lecture: Androids, Spirits and Chatbots: Historicizing AI Writing Workshop: Teaching Writing in the Context of AI Featured Guest Speaker: Annette Vee, Associate Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh Sponsors: Department of English’s Ballew Lecture Fund, Center for Teaching and Learning, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Jill and Marvin Willis Center for Writing, Office of Instruction, and Office of Research 2023 Keynote Lecture: Writing-Enriched Curriculum: Faculty-Driven and Discipline-Relevant Approaches to Writing Instruction Featured Guest Speaker: Pamela Flash, Founding Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, University of Minnesota Sponsors: Department of English’s Ballew Lecture Fund, Center for Teaching and Learning, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Jill and Marvin Willis Center for Writing, Office of Instruction, Division of Biological Sciences, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Additional Events— Writing to Learn in STEM Lectures: Assignment Design Workshop 2022 Keynote Lecture: Attention is the Scarcity: New Approaches to Information Literacy Workshop: Building Critical Online Literacies In a Time of Information Pollution Featured Guest Speaker: Michael Caulfield, Digital Literacy Expert Sponsors: Department of English, the Office of Research, and the Office of Faculty Affairs Additional Events— Weaving Writing In: Writing-Intensive Course Design Bootcamp 2021 Keynote Lecture: What Does It Mean to Assess Writing for a Better World? Workshop: Bravely Challenging Our White Language Supremacy in Our Assessments of Student Writing Featured Guest Speaker: Asao Inoue, Professor of Rhetoric and Composition in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts at Arizona State University Sponsors: Franklin College, Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Instruction, Office of Research, Office of Faculty Affairs, Office of Institutional Diversity, and Division of Academic Enhancement 2020 Keynote Lecture: Increasing Student Success with Writing Across the Disciplines Panel Discussion: Writing and Thriving at UGA. This panel discussion featured the following writing experts from across campus Featured Guest Speaker: Cris Elder, Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing, University of New Mexico Sponsors: Franklin College, Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Instruction, English department’s Ballews Lecture Fund, Office of Research, Division of Biological Sciences, First-year Writing Program, and Office of Faculty Affairs Additional Events— Citation Practices: Student Struggles and Instructional (and Emotional) Support 2019 Keynote Lecture: Writing, Engagement, and Critical Thinking: Using Writing to Enhance Student Learning Workshop: Using Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) to Engage Learners Featured Guest Speaker: Mike Palmquist, Professor of English at Colorado State University, Publisher of the WAC Clearinghouse Sponsors: Franklin College, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, Office of the Vice President for Research, Center for Teaching and Learning, and Department of English Additional Events— On Commenting Well: How to Provide Effective Feedback on Student Writing 2018 Keynote Lecture: A Field Guide to Books and the Ecosystem of Ideas Workshop 1: On Writing as an Essential Nutrient in the Ecosystem of Knowledge Workshop 2: In Search of Charismatic Species (and Authors): How to Write Books for General Readers Featured Guest Speaker: Christie Henry, Princeton University Press's first female director Sponsors: Franklin College, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, Office of the Vice President for Research, Faculty Affairs, Center for Teaching and Learning, Department of English, and UGA Press Additional Events— Weaving Writing in: A Writing-Intensive Course Design Boot Camp 2017 Keynote Lecture: Writing for Love, Money, and Applause (and to Snag Academic Jobs, Tenure, and Promotions) Faculty Workshop: Crafting a Nonfiction Book Proposal Graduate Student Workshop: Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor: Workshop for Graduate Students on Revision Featured Guest Speaker: Rachel Toor, Writer, Editor, Professor Sponsors: Franklin College, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, Office of the Vice President for Research, Graduate School, Center for Teaching and Learning, and Department of English Additional Events— Write@UGA Exhibit (an exhibit in the MLC that featured 13 writing programs and UGA-affiliated publications) Teaching, Assigning, and Assessing Writing in Large Classes (pedagogy workshop led by Lindsey Harding) Writing in the FYO (pedagogy workshop led by Elizabeth Davis) 2016 Keynote Lecture: Problem Solving with Prior Knowledge: Influences, Affordances, and Constraints Workshop: Teaching for Transfer: How Can We Help Students Use What They Know About Writing? Featured Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Wardle, Roger and Joyce Howe Distinguished Professor of Written Communication and the Director of the Howe Center for Writing Excellence Sponsors: Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of the Vice President for Instruction, Office of the Vice President for Research, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, and First-year Composition Additional Events— Igniting Writing (a series of 5-minute presentations that featured 10 writing programs on campus) WriteXhibit (an exhibit in the MLC that featured 17 publications published at or by UGA faculty, staff, and students) Bi-weekly write-on-site sessions for UGA faculty and graduate students to work on their own writing project
