Writing Events

Spend time off campus but still getting work done in a beautiful setting surrounded by a group of other dedicated graduate students. 

This summer's destination is the beautiful Stone Farm Cellars in Center Valley. This retreat is a one-day, writing get-away on Wednesday, June 18th from 10:00am - 5:00pm. Lunch will be provided for those who participate for the entire event. 

After spending the day writing, we will host an unwind-and-take-a-deep-breath cocktail hour from 5p - 6p with a grazing board and one glass of wine for those who participate for the entire event!

Must have your own transportation to and from the retreat.

Registration is limited to 20 graduate students, and $20 registration fee required to participate. Click here to register.  

Weekly Just-Write Sessions

As a graduate writer, you can use these optional, hybrid, 2-hour gatherings to help you regularly make progress on your writing or communication projects while others are also making progress on theirs. Registration is not required.

Session Format:

1. All writers will set their goal(s) for the session.
2. Everyone works individually.
3. All writers reflect on what they were able to accomplish during the session.

Summer 2025 sessions are: 

• Tuesdays from 12:00pm - 2:00pm [Virtual & in HST 125]
  • Use your Lehigh credentials to open the GWS calendar^* for the Zoom room link.
    • *Not sure how to locate the GWS calendar? Check out a quick tutorial by clicking here. 

NSF GRFP Working Group

If you are a STEM student who is a rising senior, rising first- or rising second-year graduate student and are planning on applying for the NSF GRFP fellowship, this group is for you.

As a group, we review and discuss application expectations and will help each other during the drafting process. This is an affinity group meant to hold each other accountable in order to make progress on developing successful application materials. Towards that goal, group members also offer feedback and suggestions to peers. Meeting time, place, and/or modality will be determined by the group members once the group is formed.

This group will meet virtually one time per month in June, July, and August. Once the semester begins, we will meet at least once per week in September and October.

To be placed on the mailing list to receive information and group announcements, complete the interest form by clicking here.  

Saturday Write-Ins

Saturday Write-Ins are held on the fourth Saturday of every full month of the fall and spring semesters.

Spring 2025 dates are as follows: 

• February 22, 2025 (register by clicking here)
• March 22, 2025 in EWFM 520 (register by clicking here)
• April 26, 2025 in Building C 307 (register by clicking here)

Graduate writers can use this time to work on their own writing while knowing that others are also writing. Writers are encouraged to stay for the entire session; those who do and are participating in person will be provided with lunch. Virtual participation is also available.

Registration is required. Registration is free. Registrants will be asked to choose 1 mode of participation.

• In-person participation
  • coffee, tea, and water provided all day
  • lunch provided (for those who stay for the entire session)
• Virtual participation
  • Zoom
  • link will be sent prior to event