Academic career advice from a university leader, “Be curious, be useful, bring evidence”
Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia.
We’ve asked academics, authors, publishers and postdocs to share with us their advice on how to improve your academic writing and chances of getting published.
They cover everything from tips to establish a consistent writing practice like Jack London and how to find the hook in your work, to why your article might be rejected and how to bring in voices beyond just those writing in standard North American or British English.
Hear pointers from:
John Weldon, associate professor and head of curriculum at Victoria University’s First Year College
Dorsa Amir, postdoc in the department of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley
Tara Brabazon, professor of cultural studies at Flinders University
Daniel Martin, publisher at Elsevier, fiction author and creative writing teacher at Delft University
Joe Moran, professor of English and cultural history at Liverpool John Moores University
Marnie Jo Petray, associate professor and graduate coordinator of TESOL at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Stone Meredith, teacher of college-level composition, literature and philosophy courses at Colorado State University Global
Anne Wilson, consultant fellow at the Royal Literary Fund
Avi Staiman, CEO at Academic Language Experts
Gaillynn Clements, visiting assistant professor in linguistics at Duke University