Write in community — not in isolation.
Learn more about our Writing Groups.
Write in community — not in isolation.
Learn more about our Writing Groups.
Join us for a hybrid event with award‑winning Afrosurrealist and Afrofuturist storyteller Shingai Njeri Kagunda. Shingai will read from their essay “The Story is Not Yours” followed by a facilitated discussion.
Write in community — not in isolation.
Learn more about our Writing Groups.
The third in the three-part “Rock Your Thesis” series, this workshop will equip you with the skills you need to revise your thesis or dissertation draft and plan to submit and defend it.
Register on Portal today!
Write in community — not in isolation.
Learn more about our Writing Groups.
If you’re working on an academic presentation, such as for a conference, a thesis defence, or some other opportunity to share your research through an oral presentation, these workshops will help!
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - Planning for and preparing presentations
Thursday, May 7, 2026 - Slide design
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - Defending and Answering Questions
Register on Portal for one or all three sessions.
Write in community — not in isolation.
Learn more about our Writing Groups.
If you’re working on an academic presentation, such as for a conference, a thesis defence, or some other opportunity to share your research through an oral presentation, these workshops will help!
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - Planning for and preparing presentations
Thursday, May 7, 2026 - Slide design
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - Defending and Answering Questions
Register on Portal for one or all three sessions.
Looking for a writing community? Grab a coffee and get writing! Join our network of graduate student writers at the in-person Writing Café! Meet other writers, stay on track, and make progress in your work. Writing doesn’t have to be solitary!
Building sustainable writing habits starts with structure and community. Writers tackling a big writing project often struggle with isolation or a lack of structure that leaves them procrastinating. If that sounds familiar, then writing groups can help. This social space with an established structure for getting writing done can help you feel connected to your peers while practicing effective and sustainable writing habits. It’s open to graduate students, postdocs and faculty.
We use the Pomodoro Method to organize writing sessions into smaller, more manageable chunks of focused writing with frequent breaks. As a participant, you’ll get several 30-minute blocks of writing time as well as short breaks to help you re-focus, stretch, and chat with the other participants.
These cafés are also open to any graduate student, postdoctoral scholar, or faculty member at the University of Waterloo.
When: Wednesdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. from May 13 to August 26 (no session on June 10, 17, and July 1)
Where: The GSA Grad Lounge (SLC 3216)