Writing with Style: Strategies for Powerful Academic Prose (In-Person)

Event details Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Location: Main Library 106 Type: Conference/Workshop About this event General Events Calendar home Calendar search Share on Facebook Tweet Email add to calendar contact add an event General Events Writing with Style: Strategies for Powerful Academic Prose (In-Person) Writing with Style: Strategies for Powerful Academic Prose (In-Person) Aug 5, 2026 1:00 - 2:30 pm Main Library 106 Conference/Workshop Sponsor Writers Workshop Registration REGISTER HERE: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/860116007 E-Mail wow@illinois.edu Views 38 Originating Calendar Writers Workshop General Events Getting ready to deposit a dissertation, wrap-up a thesis or capstone project, or just want to gain some tips for dynamic academic writing? Then this workshop is for you! The Writers Workshop will provide strategies for polishing your writing at the paragraph and sentence-level to achieve more reader-friendly and powerful prose. We recommend that you have a current in-progress piece of writing to practice applying strategies during the workshop. This in-person presentation will be held in the Main Library, room 106, and is open to current University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign affiliates (students, faculty, and staff). Please register with your University of Illinois email account by August 4. All registrants will receive access to the presentation materials via email the following business day. In-person events are NOT recorded. If a prior Zoom recording is available, it will be included in the presentation materials. Official event details: https://calendars.illinois.edu/detail/7/33552940