Membership is open to any faculty member of Purdue Fort Wayne that is engaged with academic writing. Smaller groups may be formed within the Circle based on shared interests and needs, particularly as the Circle grows.
Several individuals have provided writing and research tips through the resources listed below.
Shannon Johnson's video provides literature search tips on using the PFW databases.
Writing Circle Basic Library Search (Video, 28 minutes, 44 seconds)
Working with Faculty Writers by 
Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks by
"This book is a wonderful addition to a graduate course on professional writing, to a writers'' group in need of some structure, or even to the lone writer who needs assistance becoming an academic writer." --Chronicle of Higher Education
Individual and collaborative strategies for improving writing
The Productive Writer LISTSERV Cornell University Graduate School
Free and open to all, “over 5,000 graduate students, post-docs, and faculty representing 148 institutions in 14 countries”
Working with Faculty Writers BOOK
Several authors here at POD; From Utah State University Press: POD Conference price: $20.00 when ordered through USUPress.com. Insert this code in shopping cart: POD13; detailed description of writing group experiences and components that lead to successful faculty writing groups.
