Fall 2026 Graduate Writing Support
We know that writing as a graduate student requires a specific set of skills. The UWC offers a series of programs to support graduate writing. If you don’t see what you need below, please reach out to us at onlinewriting@ecu.edu.
Our full Fall 2026 selection of graduate writing support initiatives is coming soon. Check back at the beginning of the semester for what the UWC can offer you!
GradWAG
Starting September 10th
Thursdays from 3-5 p.m. on MS Teams
The Graduate Writing Accountability Group (WAG) is a small group of 4-9 graduate students who meet once a week to write, set goals, and achieve them by establishing productive writing habits, sharing with others, and holding one another accountable.
If interested in joining, please complete the Fall 2026 Grad WAG interest form. For additional information, please email onlinewriting@ecu.edu.
Jump Starting the Dissertation
Next Session TBA
Jump Starting the Dissertation is an 8-week program that helps PhD Candidates write Chapters 1 and 2 of their dissertation and begin to draft Chapter 3. If you have recently defended your prospectus, this is the program for you! We will meet virtually for 2-hours each week. Sessions begin with mini-lessons around organizing your research, drafting your literature review, asking your committee for feedback, and writing strategies. Then, the sessions will shift into focused-writing time. Each weekly session will end with goal setting. Together, we will help each other meet our writing goals and make progress on your dissertation.
Almost Ph(inishe)D
Next Session TBA
Almost Ph(inishe)D is an 8-week program that helps PhD Candidates write Chapters 4 and 5 of their dissertation and begin to revise their dissertation for defense. If you have drafts of Chapters 1-3 already and are looking to defend this Spring or Summer, this is the program for you! We will meet virtually for 2-hours each week. Sessions begin with mini-lessons around communicating your results, writing the so what, creating revising plans, and editing and formatting your dissertation. Then, the sessions will shift into focused-writing time. Each weekly session will end with goal setting. Together, we will help each other work toward your dissertation defense.
Dissertation Boot Camp
(in collaboration with Graduate School and Libraries)
Next Session TBA
Dissertation Boot Camp is designed to give students 3-4 hours of focused writing time per day. Focused writing time means sitting in front of your laptop working on pages of your document, researching sources to use, making figures or tables, or organizing references. You will want to be in a quiet, supportive location that will help you make progress on your dissertation. It is not a workshop with group activities or lots of interaction, although there is some!
One-on-One Support
In addition to these graduate writing programs, the UWC also offers regular one-on-one sessions. These sessions can be used for any kind of writing: seminar papers, cover letters, scholarship letters, articles, in-class assignments, etc. Please visit ecu.mywconline.com to make an in-person or online appointment. Register for an appointment here. For more information on File Upload appointments, see our how File Upload Appointments work page.