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“Publish or perish” is the mantra of the successful academic researcher. Yet few academics have been explicitly trained as writers, and fewer still have been schooled in the intricate art of maintaining research productivity without sacrificing work-life balance. In this lively presentation by international writing expert Helen Sword, you will learn about the BASE habits of successful academic writers – behavioral, artisanal, social, and emotional – and develop a customized blueprint for building a more productive writing practice from the ground up.

Professor Helen Sword is a scholar, poet, and master teacher whose research-based books on writing and writers include Stylish Academic Writing (Harvard 2012), The Writer's Diet (Chicago 2016), Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write (Harvard 2017) and Writing with Pleasure (forthcoming from Princeton UP). She is a Professor of Humanities and a research fellow in the Centre for Arts and Social Transformation at the University of Auckland and the recipient of several major research and teaching awards. Helen has facilitated writing workshops at more than 100 universities, conferences, and research institutes on every continent except Antarctica. See her website for links to free and low-cost writing resources including books, workshops, retreats, videos, innovative editing tools, and the WriteSPACE, an international writing community with members in 30+ countries. 

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