Writing Night

On March 5, 2020, the students of the University of Potsdam dedicated themselves again to academic writing in a writer's-friendly atmosphere, away from the solitary desks at home: students and postgraduates of all faculties joined to write and were supported by qualified writing tutors. They arrived with their laptops, notes, and various questions at the Writing Night which was organized for the third time by the Zessko's Writing Assistance Program and actively supported by the university's library, "One University for Everyone" and the ZIM. Despite the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the participants worked energetically on their academic projects.
As a warm-up, workshops on database research, Citavi, and procrastination were offered. Our writing tutors answered numerous individual questions regarding the different phases of the writing process. Technical problems and formatting difficulties were solved as well. The Pausenexpess and  a walk at night triggered relaxation when needed. Engaging discussions at the pot-luck buffet brought about new perspectives on some of the writers' research questions, novel arguments in reasoning, or motivation to keep up the writing. Those attending without a specific writing project profited from the productive and motivating atmosphere in order to plan new projects or to learn. Additionally, many participants were able to establish new contacts.