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
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
Writing in Action: A Visual Archive of CSU’s Writers
Jessica Hurtado 2023
Jessica Hurtado PhD Student, Higher Education Leadership Journal Article: A Möbius Model of Racialized Organizations: Durability of Racial Inequalities in Admissions Authors: OiYan Poon, Douglas H. Lee, Eileen Galvez, Joanne Song
Emily Gross 2025
Emily Gross PhD Student, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Journal Article: Barriers and benefits of rock climber participation in citizen science for bat conservation Authors: Emily Gross, Katie Abrams, Shawn
Caridad Souza 2022
Caridad Souza Associate Professor, Race, Gender, & Ethnic Studies Journal Article: Dispatches from an Afro-LatinX Decolonial Feminism Authors: Caridad Souza & Karina L. Cespedes Chicana/Latina Studies, 2022 Read More Online
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CSU Writes Supports Innovation
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
About the Early Career Grant Program: Support for Your Next Big Project
Are you an early career researcher who plans to write a grant proposal in today’s increasingly competitive funding climate? The Early Career Grant Program, a partnership between the Research Acceleration Office and CSU Writes, is designed to support assistant professors, postdocs, research associates, and graduate students in preparing competitive proposals
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].