? Can’t find the time to start those projects at the back of your mind that you know you want to work on?
? Would you want to block out 30 mins to 3 hours each week to inch these project forward?
? Looking for a space to play with ideas and feel less alone when working on writing pieces?
? Has teaching and administration taken centre stage, but you’d love to pull more writing opportunities into your term?
Write Now is your writing group!
Hosted by New College but now open to faculty, librarians, and staff at all three U of T campuses, Write Now is here for you! Whether you’re writing an op-ed, grant proposal, administrative report, journal article, book, dissertation, magazine article, script, multimodal project, or something else entirely, you are welcome!
Write Now is a virtual drop in writing group that will give you the space to brainstorm, set writing goals, connect with your colleagues and boost productivity.
Back in Winter 2026 starting Wednesday, January 14th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET), this group will meet weekly on Wednesdays via Zoom!
Write Now offers the following options:
- Drop in any time and stay as long as you can, whether it’s 20 mins on a busy day or the full 3-hours
- Goal setting at the beginning of each session. You will have the opportunity to share as much or as little as you like about your writing goals for the week
- Quiet writing blocks (10 minute goal sharing; 50 minute writing block; 10 minute break; 50 minute writing block; 10 minute break; 40 minute writing block; 5-10 minutes sharing how our writing blocks went and chatting)
- Optional breakout rooms for writing discussions with your peers
- Guest lectures on helpful writing processes and resources – stay tuned on upcoming dates
Stay Connected | Stay Focused | Stay Encouraged
Upcoming Virtual Sessions in Winter Term 2026:
Wednesday, January 14th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, January 21st (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, January 28th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, February 4th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, February 11th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, February 18th–no Write Now! session/Reading Week
Wednesday, February 25th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, March 4th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, March 11th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, March 18th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, April 8th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, April 15th (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, April 22nd (10 a.m to 1 p.m. ET)
Write Now – Staff and Faculty Writing Group is facilitated by Marci Prescott-Brown, PhD (she/her/elle), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream in Writing Studies and the Director of the New College Writing Centre.
Please note: You need to RSVP once per term to get an updated Zoom link.