CSU Writes is a writing facilitation program for CSU’s professional researchers and academic writers who seek to boost productivity and develop sustainable writing practices for publication, submission, and degree completion.
Upcoming CSU WRITES Events
Fall 2025 marks a decade of CSU Writes supporting research writers across campus. We are deeply grateful to the thousands of writers who have participated in CSU Writes events, supported one another, and helped build a professional research writing community of excellence at CSU.
Fall 2025: How We Write
Join us for a semester of recognition and events focused on how we write—as researchers, experts, and emerging experts in our fields. We’ll explore the practices that shape scholarly excellence and foster a vibrant writing culture.
Spring 2026: Writing the Next Decade
Looking ahead, our spring 20026 programming features guest speakers and special events designed to launch us into the next decade of research writing support. As writing continues to evolve with AI and new modes of scholarly expression, CSU Writes remains committed to helping you adapt, thrive, and lead through successful submissions, publications, and proposals.
What We Offer
Workshops Courses, & Events
Rotating workshops and special courses and events address the 5 areas academic writers encounter their greatest challenges:
Space, Time, Energy / Momentum, Academic Style, and Collaboration.
Retreats
Writers who attend retreats access a writing community here at CSU and tend to produce much more writing than they would on their own.
Grant Support
CSU Writes partners with resident experts to provide low-stakes grant writing support and feedback, including drop-in writing sessions, workshops, and retreats, with special emphasis on NSF Career projects.
Productivity Support
Regular drop-in writing sessions for all CSU research writers.
Dedicated writing accountability groups for faculty and grad students.
What Writers Say
CSU Writes on YouTube
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CSU Writes Supports Innovation
How We Write: Featuring Dr. Megan Willis
In the blog series on “How We Write,” we feature researchers and scholars who have found success through writing impactful manuscripts or funded proposals. How do they do it? Let’s find out! During a time that many researchers at Colorado State University are experiencing great uncertainty in grant funding, it
Writing Tip: To Wield Your Field, Cultivate Simple Practices
Writing with clarity and precision for other researchers and scholars is challenging for all of us, but especially those who are new to a field, those who may be jumping into inter- or transdisciplinary projects, or those who may be learning to translate their knowledge into English. Developing a specialized
Develop an AI Compass: Guidance for Choosing What, When, and How to Use AI
Mainstream Generative AI (simply known as “AI”) launched only a couple years ago, and across all disciplines, we continue to stalwartly learn about the best ways to use (or not use) AI programs in our research and writing. Since 2022, journals, funders, universities, and scholarly associations have gradually issued guidance
We are proud to recognize writers who have participated in CSU Writes and whose writing has been published, funded, or recognized with an award or distinction.
Dr. Megan Willis, Chemistry
Dr. Megan Willis is an environmental analytical chemist and Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department, where she and her students seek to understand aerosol formation and chemistry and the resulting
Dr. Catherine DiCesare, Art and Art History
Dr. Catherine DiCesare specializes in pre-Columbian art history and arts of the Americas, with research focusing on the conquest period in central Mexico. She has recently published her second book,
We recognize great research is great writing.
To add your, your colleague’s, or your student’s story to CSU Writes’ ACCOLADES page complete the form below or email CSU Writes at [email protected].