Write Here, Write Now: Evaluating Writing Retreats for Undergraduate Researchers. Here we go!

Edge, Christopher ORCID: 0000-0001-9419-2987 (2026) Write Here, Write Now: Evaluating Writing Retreats for Undergraduate Researchers. Here we go! [Poster]

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Undergraduate students commonly report difficulties when beginning extended academic writing tasks and maintaining sustained focus, with academic procrastination increasingly recognised as a widespread challenge within university populations (Hurd, 2006). Research suggests that maladaptive perfectionism may contribute to this pattern, with evidence showing that higher levels of perfectionism are associated with increased academic procrastination among undergraduates, including health professions students. In these contexts, anxiety about producing ‘perfect’ work can delay writing and disrupt productive study behaviours (Ashraf et al., 2023; Huang et al., 2023). These challenges may be further compounded by limited opportunities for protected and structured writing time within undergraduate curricula. This is notable given growing evidence that structured writing retreats can enhance productivity, motivation, and the development of a supportive ‘culture of writing’ among academic staff and postgraduate researchers (Stanley et al., 2017; Wiebe, Pratt and Noel, 2023). More recent mixed-methods research with doctoral researchers has also demonstrated that participation in structured writing retreats can increase perceived writing productivity while reducing psychological distress and supporting wellbeing, highlighting their potential value as a targeted form of writing support (Vincent, Tremblay-Wragg and Plante, 2023). Despite these benefits, writing-retreat style interventions have largely been implemented with academic staff and postgraduate cohorts, with relatively little evidence of their systematic use within undergraduate programmes. This suggests a gap in pedagogic practice that the present innovation sought to address (Stanley et al., 2017; Wiebe, Pratt and Noel, 2023; Vincent, Tremblay-Wragg and Plante, 2023).

Item Type:	Poster
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pedagogy, Retreat, Undergrad, Writing
Divisions:	Faculty of Health & Life Sciences Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health Faculty of Health & Life Sciences > Inst. Population Health > School of AHPs and Nursing
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	13 May 2026 07:55
Last Modified:	13 May 2026 07:55
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3198439
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