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
2025-2026 marks a decade of CSU Writes supporting research writers across campus.
We are 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. Please join us on April 3 to Celebrate Research and Scholarly Writing at CSU!
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
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
AI-Use Agreement for Co-Authors
In response to the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI and its growing presence in research and scholarly writing, CSU Writes developed an “AI-Use Agreement for Co-Authors” for the Faculty Writes workshop on “How to AI: Tools, Guides, and Conversations.” The AI-use agreement is designed to help co-authors and collaborative
Sit Less, Write More: Reclaiming Health and Focus Through Movement
Many of us at CSU—whether faculty, graduate students, postdocs, or staff—spend more than six hours each day seated at desks, in meetings, or in front of screens. Add time spent commuting or relaxing at home, and our bodies are often seated in a sedentary mode most of the day. In
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. 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.
Dr. Tori Arthur, Journalism & Media Communication
Dr. Tori Arthur was awarded the 2021 Outstanding Manuscript Award of the Central States Communication Association for her work titled “‘We’re out here’: Black identity and digital resistance in Instagram
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].