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In this interactive workshop, we will talk about navigating the process from research to journal article in the humanities and social sciences. We will discuss how to identify key journals, and how to develop your work from early drafts of things like seminar papers, conference presentations, and chapter drafts from dissertations and/or master’s theses into self-contained, focused, argumentative works that address a key topic in your field. We will also discuss the processes for preparing manuscripts, including writing cover letters and negotiating peer review. This workshop is geared towards providing both general advice and time for talking through participants’ projects. Please bring a work-in-progress to the workshop, so that we have time to talk through what your personal process might look like. The workshop will include seminar-like discussion and small group work to help all participants to feel much more comfortable with the publishing process.

Dr. Brit Kelley received their PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Louisville in 2016. Since then, they have directed writing centers at two universities in the U.S. and U.K. where they have worked with students with a wide variety of language backgrounds. Their research focuses on how online fanwriters have developed their reading and writing practices over time. You can read about this research in their book, Loving fanfiction: Exploring the role of emotion in online fandoms. At UC Davis, they are teaching classes on business writing, advanced composition, and introductory college reading and writing. In addition, they are currently serving as a Writing Across the Curriculum Consultant, helping faculty to develop assignments and practices for teaching writing across the disciplines.

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Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the GradPathways Institute for Professional Development (Graduate Studies).