Campus Writing Retreats

​Facilitated In-Person Retreats 
​for your Campus, Conference, or Cohort

"Time is not enough."
-Macleod et al 2011

Scholars need more than a place to write. They also need strategies for managing the thoughts and feelings that undermine their productivity. InkWell's Campus Retreats give your faculty and graduate students new insights and research-based skills that dramatically boost their writing motivation and productivity. 


​Consider a Campus Writing Retreat If You Want To:
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  • Build Motivation. InkWell Campus Retreats build scholars’ intrinsic motivation for writing, so that each session is more focused and productive.
  • Learn Transferrable Skills. We combine evidence-based training, practice, and reflection to build skills scholars can use in their everyday writing.
  • Make Meaningful Progress. We teach scholars to work in the steady, patient, focused manner that leads to progress they can see, measure, and share. Immediately.
  • Cultivate Community. Give your faculty and grad students a common language and framework for understanding writing barriers and maintaining writing community within and across disciplines.
"Thanks to your guidance I submitted a research paper to one of my discipline's major conferences on April 1 - something I haven't done in years. It felt great."

Tim Bajkiewicz, PhD  |  Assoc. Professor, Broadcast Journalism  |  Virginia Commonwealth University

Effortless Event Execution
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​InkWell makes it easy to offer retreats to your faculty members and graduate students by handling the details of promotion and advising you on retreat prep. Your Campus Writing Retreat includes:
  • Space for any number of scholars from your institution, of any rank and discipline.
  • Event announcements and reminders that maximize attendance and your investment.
  • Essential pre- and post-retreat resources to ensure scholars get the most from the training.​


​Talk with InkWell's Retreat Coordinator ​to learn more:

​Retreat Topic

Ready, Set, Flow:
How to Overcome Overwhelm & ​Make the Most of Your Writing Time
​Do your faculty and graduate students feel overwhelmed or immobilized when they sit down to write? If so, this retreat will teach them how to quickly clarify what needs to be done and enjoy a strong sense of satisfaction when they’re finished. By the end of the retreat, they’ll have made meaningful, measurable progress on their manuscript. And they’ll be able to quickly decide what to focus on every time they sit down to write.
"Inviting Dr. Michelle Boyd to campus to work with our faculty was a wonderful choice. We had a good response from all parts of our campus and everyone came away feeling empowered and productive. I highly recommend!"

Kate Bullard, PhD  
Office of Research and Graduate Studies  |  Lehigh University

Retreat Format

Half-Day Writing Retreat
​In Person: $7,500 (includes travel)
3 hours
Intensive training and writing time teach skills that boost long-term productivity
​Sample Schedule

9:00 – 10:30 Writing Workshop

10:30 – 11:30  Writing Session

11:30 – 12:00  Next Steps Coaching
Full-Day Writing Retreat
​In Person: $10,500 (includes travel)
6 hours
More time means more in-depth coaching, a higher level of mastery, and more progress
Sample Schedule

9:00 – 10:30  Writing Workshop

10:30 – 12:00 Writing Session

12:00 – 12:30 Spotlight Coaching

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30– 2:30 Writing Session
 
2:30 – 3:00 Next Steps Coaching

Where We Love to Retreat

We work with foundations, colleges, universities, professional associations, conferences--and you!

Interested in Hosting an InkWell Retreat?