Writing & Publication

Below you’ll find resources relevant to various aspects of the craft of academic writing - such as writing strategies and challenges - as well details on different genres of academic writing and publication.

Academic Writing:

• The Academic Writers' Space

• “University essay writing tips: How to get better at essay writing”, Über Tutors

• “Overcoming writer's block: three tips” by Professor Rowena Murray, The Guardian

• “Seven strategies to improve your academic writing” by Patrick Dunleavy, LSE

• “30 tips for successful academic research and writing” by Deborah Lupton, LSE

• “Six Academic Writing Habits That Boost Productivity”, Methodspace

• “Tools for Academic Writers” by Janet Salmons, Methodspace

• “Ten Ways To Unstick Your Writing” by Dr. Helen Kara, Methodspace

• “How to finish that big writing project (and get on with your life)” by Inger Mewburn, The Thesis Whisperer

• “Writing in the Humanities”, QuillBot

• “Tips for professional academic writing in the humanities and social sciences” Verlag Barbara Budrich

• How to Fix Your Academic Writing Trouble (2018), Inger Mewburn

• “The Dos and Don'ts of Academic Writing in English”, Postgrad.com

See Also, Writing Communities: 

• The Academic Writers' Space

• Shut Up & Write!

Publishing Your Research:

• Chávez-García, Miroslava, ‘Strategies for Publishing in the Humanities: A Senior Professor Advises Junior Scholars’, Journal of Scholarly Publishing, 48.4 (2017), 199–220 <https://doi.org/10.3138/jsp.48.4.199>

• “How to get published in an academic journal: top tips from editors” The Guardian

• Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (2nd Edition, 2019), by Wendy Laura Belcher

• “Guide to publishing and scholarly communication” (2020), LSE

• “Ten Tips on Getting Your Research Published” by Philippa Grand, Social Research Association

• “Getting a Journal Article Published (5 Top Tips)”, Proofed

• “Academics’ top tips for publishing success”, Times Higher Education

• “How to Get Published in an Academic Journal” by Elizabeth Koprowski, Keystone PhD Studies 

• “7 Steps of Writing an Excellent Academic Book Chapter” by Uttkarsha Bhosale, Enago Academy 

• “How to write a book chapter” by Raul Pacheco-Vega, Raul Pacheco-Vega, PhD

• “Writing Academic Book Reviews” by Casey Brienza, Inside HigherED

• “Writing a Play Review”, St. Mary’s University - The Writing Centre

• Writing for Scholarly Journals (2007), Daniel. P. J. Soule, Lucy Whiteley, and Shona McIntosh - University of Glasgow

• “Writing for the Public” by Jerry Plotnic, University of Toronto 

• “You Are Only As Good as Your Sources” (Part 1) and “What’s Next For Blogging as Public Engagement?” (Part 2), by Bobby Cervantes, Perspectives on History: The newsmagazine of the American Historical Association 

See Also, Publishers:

• Academic Publishers’ Directory of United Kingdom - PublishersGlobal

• Ask UP (Authors Seeking Knowledge from University Presses) - forum site for posting questions regarding publication, managed by the Association of University Presses 

• “7 Top BAME Publishers” by Ruposhree Som, Writing Tips Oasis - UK Based publishers of fiction and non-fiction who prioritise the work of scholars of colour. 

See Also, On Transforming the Publishing Industry:

• “It’s Time to End the Publishing Gatekeeping! A letter from RaceB4Race Executive Board”, RaceB4Race, Arizona Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

• “Early Theatre Editors' Response (June 2021) to RaceB4Race Open Letter”, Early Theatre