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    The Art and Craft of Editing
    Provider   Researcher Development Programme

    Participants will learn writerly techniques for structural, paragraph and sentence editing, focusing on clarity, readability and flow. There will be opportunities for participants to apply techniques to their own work.

Duration 1 full day

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Waiting List

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Target Audience: Postgraduate Research Students

Editing can feel like the hardest part of writing a thesis; some dread it, others complain it’s dull. But it’s a skill, and it can be incredibly productive, as any professional writer will affirm. This all-day workshop will explore the difference between editing and writing, examining the different kinds of editing and how they can improve the clarity and flow of a piece. We’ll look at structural editing, paragraph editing, and sentence editing, considering when each is most productive and trying out different techniques. The course will approach writing as a craft, emphasising how practical editorial skills can contribute to the process.

Participants will be invited to submit a sample of their own writing (in advance if possible – no more than two double-spaced pages) to use in the workshop. 

By the end of the workshop you will know how to: 

  • differentiate between the purpose, process and practice of different types of editing  
  • apply editing frameworks to a whole work, a section, a paragraph, a sentence 
  • with an editor’s eye, identify and address the main structural problems in a text  
  • use techniques to improve style, elegance and flow. 


Delivered By: Cherise Saywell

Prerequisites

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend a course please cancel your place as soon as possible, with at least 3 working days notice via the online booking system

PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development

All postgraduate research students are eligible to access the Researcher Development Programme workshops. This workshop can contribute towards the PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD).

You can find credit and class information in the Researcher Development Programme Handbook and in NEPTUNE (Engineering, HaSS) or SPIDER (Science).

Please check with your department or Supervisor to confirm if you are enrolled on the PG Cert RPD and how many credits you are expected to achieve if you are unsure.