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
Andee Kaplan, NSF CAREER Awardee, Shares a Map for Grant-Writing Success
Grant writing excellence begins in a place few researchers expect—and many try to avoid—the realm of bad ideas and feelings of going nowhere. Dr. Andee Kaplan, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics at CSU, shares her map through the messy middle of proposal writing. Through her recent accomplishments,
Catherine DiCesare Reflects on the Power of Community and Routine for Successful Solo Monograph Writing
Monograph writing is not for the faint of heart—or in the case of Dr. Catherine DiCesare, the process of writing a single-author scholarly book wasn’t for the faint of art. For this CSU Professor of Art History, monograph writing reflects both a deep commitment to her field as well as
CSU Writes Joins the Office of the Vice President for Research
We are thrilled to announce that CSU Writes is now housed within the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), marking an exciting new chapter in the program’s evolution. This move strengthens the alignment between CSU Writes’ mission to support scholarly writers across the career span and the OVPR’s
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. Joseph Zadrozny, Chemistry
Dr. Joseph Zadrozny is a 2020 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program grant recipient.
In his proposal to the NSF CAREER Program titled “Robust Coherence and High Sensitivity in Metal-Ion Nuclear-Spin Qubits,” Zadrozny’s research focuses on understanding how to amplify environmental detection by the quantum states of metal-ion magnetic nuclei. This insight would be essential for the development of next-generation quantum bits or MRI sensors.
Dr. Justin Sambur, Chemistry
Dr. Justin Sambur is a 2020 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program winner.
Sambur’s CAREER award project titled, “Illuminating structure-property relationships in energy storage materials via quantitative light microscopy,” focuses on the discovery of design principles for safe, fast-charging, and long-lasting Li-ion battery materials necessary for high power applications such as electric vehicles, power tools, and portable electronic devices.
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].