This document provides an overview of a workshop on writing for academic publication. It discusses various techniques for getting started with writing, such as brainstorming, outlining, and writing to prompts or limits. It also covers defining the audience and purpose, choosing an appropriate publishing outlet, and elements of an academic article like the title, abstract, introduction and literature review. Later sections address drafting, revising, and submitting articles for publication. The goal is to help participants learn strategies for successful academic writing.

1. Writing for Academic PublicationHelen Fallon NUI Maynooth [2010]

2. Presentation OverviewSection 1: Getting Started (Writing to prompt, writing to a word limit, brainstorming/clustering/mapping

3. Section 2: Defining audience and purpose, outlining

4. Section 3: Identifying publishing outlet, writing a query e-mail

5. Section 4: Elements of an article

6. Section 5: Writing the article – structure, style and storytelling

7. Section 6: Submission

8. Section 6: Books, book chapters, conferences etc

9. Section 7: Your Writing Plan2Writing for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

10. TASK 1 - Getting StartedWrite for five minutes, in sentences, without stopping, using one of the following prompts

11. I am interested in writing about…

12. An area of my experience which I would like to write about is…

13. A really interesting project that I think people would be interested in reading about is…

14. I feel at my most creative when I’m writing about…Murray, R. (2005) Writing for Academic Journals. Maidenhead: Open University Press (see section on writing to prompt)3Writing for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

15. TASK 2 - Writing to a time and word limit4Write for five minutes in sentences, in no more than fifty words, explaining to your department head why is it important for your unit/college that your research is made public)Writing for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

16. On WritingIf you’re clear in your mind about what you are going to paint, there is no point in painting it (Picasso)I have to start to write to have ideas (Françoise Sagan)Writing is a process of discovery. Sometimes you don't know what you know. You may know it but have no idea how it fits together (Alice Walker)Maimon, Elaine P.(2007) A Writer’s Resource: A Handbook for Writing and Research. 2nd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill (see section on clustering)5Writing for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

17. TASK 3 - Clustering/mapping6Writing for Academic PublicationPeer-reviewedProfessionalPromptJournalsTechniquesOutletsFreewritingBooksOutliningConferenceSingle AuthorEdited CollectionsPaperWhoWherePosterWhatWhy ParallelWhenHowWriting for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

18. TASK 4 - Defining audience and purposeDescribe in one sentence the purpose of the piece you are writing

19. What is the specific audience for your article?

20. What do they already know about the topic?

21. What kinds of things are important to this audience?

22. How will they benefit from your work?

23. What is the right outlet for your audience?

24. What is the right level?

25. Where has this topic been covered before?

26. What’s your angle?

27. Is this topic most suited for a research article/a practice-based article or some other format?7Writing for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

28. OutliningOrder ideas

29. Sift & eliminate ideas

30. Contextualise/Give framework

31. View structure at a glanceThe reason many aspiring authors fail is that they throw themselves immediately into the activity of writing without realizing it is the forethought, analysis and preparation that determine the quality of the finished product Day, A. (2007) How to Get Research Published in Journals. Burlington, VT.: Ashgate. P. 9 what, who, when, where, why, how8Writing for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

32. OutliningMurray, R. (2005) Writing for Academic Journals. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, p. 99Writing for Academic Publication ~ Helen Fallon, NUI Maynooth [2010]

33. Brown’s 8 questions for writing a research articleWho are the intended readers?

34. What did you do? (limit 50 words)

35. Why did you do it? (limit 50 words)

36. What happened? (limit 50 words)

37. What do the results mean in theory?(limit 50 words)

38. What do the results mean in practice? (limit 50 words)

39. What is the key benefit for readers? (limit 25 words)