Rackham/Sweetland Workshops on Writing - Winter 2026

This workshop seeks to assist participants in realizing their writing voice and how it relates to academic conventions of formality and genre.

Do you feel that your academic writing should “sound” a certain way? Have you been told to alter the way your thoughts show up on the page? Depending on the rhetorical situation, audience, and medium, our writing voice adopts different formalities. During this workshop, we’ll unpack how tone, syntax, and diction intertwine to encompass our individual writing style. We’ll begin by understanding your thought processes through presenting ideas in your own way, then moving through exercises that will guide you through how to incorporate feedback while maintaining uniqueness and clarity.