Write@UMBC: A 14-Day Scholarly Writing Challenge

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:52:38 -0500

Co-sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Graduate School
Supported by the Office of the Provost
In Collaboration with Dresher Center for Humanities, CS3, and CIRCA

What is Write@UMBC?
Write@UMBC is a campus-wide writing initiative designed to help scholars and scholar-practitioners build sustainable writing habits through protected time, light accountability, and community support.

Who can participate?
Faculty, postdocs, graduate students, researchers, and administrators/staff across UMBC.

How it works

30 minutes of writing per day for two weeks

Any scholarly writing or part of the writing process counts

There will be no need to share your writing content

Optional community check-ins for light accountability and reflections

When is the challenge?

March 2–15, 2026

How do I participate?

Register for Write@UMBC using this registration form. You must have a NCFDD-account. To activate your free account using your UMBC email here: https://members.ncfdd.org/institutions/umbc

***Registration Deadline is February 22***
For more information:
Dr. Walter Parrish (Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs) or Dr. Robin Cresiski (Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs)