For Everyone
- How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by Paul Silva
- Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- How to write and publish a scientific paper (8th edition) by Barbara Gastel and Robert A. Day
- Some other good books on scientific writing
For faculty and instructors
- Faculty Write program offers retreats, workshops, and consultations on your writing
- Writing in the Disciplines WID Director Cary Moskowitz can consult on assignment design and the development of writing-intensive courses, and can offering workshops on giving feedback and grading
- Writing workshops in your courses Writing Studio Director Eliana Schonberg‘s team can create and faciliate workshops to fit your students’ needs
- Duke Reader Project supports your teaching by matching alumni readers with your students
- Embedded writing consultants are undergraduates trained to offer your students feedback on their writing. Contact TWP Writing Studio Director Eliana J. Schonberg for details
For graduate students
- Graduate Writing Lab a dedicated writing space for graduate students three days a week. Students can work alone or as part of small writing groups on their dissertations and other writing projects. A graduate student consultant is available to provide brief, issue-based consultations; serve as an active listener or reader; and collect ideas about future workshops or programs that the lab might provide.
- Writing resources for graduate students provided by the Thompson Writing Program
For undergraduates
- Writing studio meet with highly educated writing consultants to discuss your writing concerns, brainstorm, or develop the awareness and skills to improve as a writer. Consultants help at any stage of the writing process – from brainstorming and researching to drafting, revising, and fine-tuning a final draft.
- Writing resources for undergraduates provided by the Thompson Writing Program
- Scientific Arguments: Writing an Undergraduate Thesis (Bio495, offered in the spring) supports you through the entire process of writing your undergraduate thesis
Want to include another resource on this page? Please email it to Julie.A.Reynolds@duke.edu
