Recommended Books and Digital Media

Belcher, Wendy Laura. Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks 2^nd Ed. University of Chicago Press, 2019.

• A resource packed with concrete strategies (e.g. checklists, examples, revision exercises) at every stage of writing a journal article.

Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. University of Chicago Press, 2016.

• A friendly guide to frame research questions, evaluate evidence, and craft a reasoned argument your readers can follow.

Godman, Allegra, and Michael Prince. Speaking of Writing: A Brief Rhetoric. Broadview Press, 2019.

• A friendly breakdown of academic writing into accessible steps and examples for undergraduate learners.

Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. “They Say / I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing 6^th Ed. W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.

• A toolkit that teaches the core “moves” of structuring arguments with sentence templates to help you summarize, respond, and integrate sources with clarity.

Henderson, Eric. The Active Reader: Strategies for Academic Reading and Writing. Oxford University Press, 2018.

• Practical guide to reading and writing strategies in a variety of disciplines accompanied by exercises.

Rudestam, Kjell Erik, and Rae R. Newton. Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process. Age Publications Inc, 2014.

• Practical advice to walk you through the dissertation process, from methods to writing and presenting data, to a polished document.

Swales, John M., and Christine B. Feak. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. University of Michigan Press ELT, 2012.

• A step-by-step guide to teaching structure, organization (from full sentences to full papers), and effectively integrating sources.

Cayley, Rachael. Thriving as a Graduate Writer. University of Michigan Press, 2023.

• A practical roadmap that blends mindset, productivity, structure, and revisions to sustain confidence and momentum.

Faulkes, Zen. Better Posters: Plan, Design and Present an Academic Poster. Pelagic, 2021.

• Practical guide to designing clear, engaging research posters that communicate your message to a wider audience.

Glasman-Deal, Hilary. Science Research Writing for Non-native Speakers of English. World Scientific Publishing, 2020.

• A step-by-step guide for multilingual STEM (under)graduates to writing scientific papers, from grammar to scientific prose.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Find Comm Labs”. MIT Communications Lab. https://mitcommlab.mit.edu/find-comm-labs/

• Discipline-specific STEM communication guides with models, checklists, and examples that give you immediate support for writing and presenting scientific work.

Swales, John M., and Christine B. Feak. Creating Context: Writing Introductions Across Genres. University of Michigan Press, 2011.

• Explains how to craft effective introductions by establishing context, purpose, and significance across academic genres.

Swales, John M., and Christine B. Feak. Telling a Research Story: Writing a Literature Review. University of Michigan Press, 2009.

• Practical guide to structuring and phrasing literature reviews, with clear rhetorical patterns, and showcasing your project in the scholarly conversation.

Hjortshoj, Keith. Understanding Writing Blocks. Oxford University Press, 2001.

• Helps to unpack and diagnose the causes of writer’s block and offers practical ways to get unstuck, especially for experienced and graduate writers.

Sword, Helen. Air and Light and Time and Space: How Successful Academics Write.  Harvard University Press, 2017.

• Helps you design consistent and sustainable writing habits using the BASE (Behavioural, Artisanal, Social, Emotional) framework.

Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass. Milkweed Editions, 2015.

• Models' storytelling as scholarship and invite writers to value multiple ways of knowing and encourage ethical, grounded communication for decolonizing writing practices.

Young, Vershawn Ashanti, and Aja Y. Martinez. Code-Meshing as World English: pedagogy, Policy, Performance. National Council of Teachers of English, 2011.

• Models how multilingual writers blend language varieties through research, classroom examples, and student writing.

Younging, Gregory. Elements of Indigenous Style. Brush Education, 2025.

• Guidance for respectful, accurate writing about Indigenous Peoples and that honours Indigenous knowledge, sovereignty, and community perspective.

Bean, John. Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. Jossey-Bass, 2021.

• Resource designing writing-rich learning experiences inside the classroom across disciplines.

Chavez, Felicia Rose. The Anti-Racist Writers’ Workshop. Haymarket Books, 2021.

• Student-centred approach to peer review that values linguistic justice and writer agency.

Phillips, Talinn, and Ryerson, Rachael. Supporting the Growth of Graduate Writers (Film). University of Michigan Press, 2022. https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/zc77ss45g

• Short, useful films that model instructor and tutor sessions and showcase common challenges faced by graduate writers in real writing-centre contexts.

Shore, Bruce M. The Graduate Advisor Handbook: A Student-Centered Approach. University of Chicago Press, 2014.

• Supervision practices and communication templates for navigating the advisor-student relationship, from onboarding to ongoing feedback.

West Virginia University. Bad Ideas About Writing. Digital Publishing Institute, 2017.

• Practical chapters that debunks common myths about teaching writing and resets expectations abotu effective writing pedagogy.