Organized and moderated by the JUA Scholar Development Editors (SDEs), the Virtual Writing Group is a UAA professional development opportunity targeted at graduate students and early-career scholars.
Organized and moderated by the JUA Scholar Development Editors (SDEs), the Virtual Writing Group is a UAA professional development opportunity targeted at graduate students and early-career scholars.
Sponsored by: The Urban Affairs Association
Organized and Moderated by: The Journal of Urban Affairs Scholar Development Editors
DESCRIPTION OF VIRTUAL WRITING GROUP
We invite you to join this virtual community of UAA scholars who support and encourage each other to achieve their writing goals. Each session emphasizes accountability and utilizes time-blocking in order to help scholars focus and write productively. Each scholar sets a writing goal, which is shared in the group chat. Writing goals may include daily word counts, completing chapters, submitting work to publications, or anything else related to writing. Staying on track is made easier by group accountability
Basic Structure of Writing Hour
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
TARGET AUDIENCES
SCHEDULE
Dates: October 2025 through April 2026
Time: Varies (ALL listed times are in Eastern Time Zone; see specific days below)
Oct 6, 2025 Monday at 3 pm
Oct 10, 2025, Friday at 3 pm
Oct 20, 2025, Monday at 9 am
Oct 22, 2025, Wednesday at 12 pm
Nov 3, 2025, Monday at 9 am
Nov 14, 2025, Friday at 3 pm
Nov 17, 2025, Monday at 9 am
Dec 1, 2025, Monday at 9 am
Dec 12, 2025, Friday at 3 pm
Jan 9, 2026, Friday at 3 pm
Jan 12, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Jan 26, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Jan 28, 2026, Wednesday at 12 pm
Feb 9, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Feb 13, 2026, Friday at 3 pm
Feb 23, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Feb 25, 2026, Wednesday at 12 pm
Mar 9, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Mar 13, 2026, Friday at 3 pm
Mar 23, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Mar 25, 2026, Wednesday at 12 pm
Apr 6, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Apr 10, 2026, Friday at 3 pm
Apr 20, 2026, Monday at 9 am
Apr 22, 2026, Wednesday at 12 pm
JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS SCHOLAR DEVELOPMENT EDITORS
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
* Not a member? Become a UAA Member
ACCESSING VIRTUAL WRITING GROUP
UAA members can access the Zoom link by logging into the UAA Membership Management System and clicking the Writing Group meeting link, which can be found under the Member Resources section.
QUESTIONS?
Contact: [email protected]
The Virtual Writing Group is part of the UAA Professional Development Series targeted at early-career stage and mid-to-advanced career stage professionals.
