Workshops and Retreats at Easton’s Nook

Jamaica 2025 Writing Retreats

  • June Retreat: June 2- June 8, 2025
  • July Retreat: July 27- August 2, 2025

Easton’s Nook invites writers and academics in the humanities, arts, social sciences, and STEM disciplines to join us for a 6 night, 7 day writing retreat in Negril, Jamaica. Participants will write on-site in a beautiful and idyllic ocean-side environment. Experience focused writing time, professional development workshops, and opportunities connect with scholars in topical and disciplinary affinity groups.

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Grant Writing Workshop

  • March 21-23, 2025 (Friday-Sunday)
  • June 27-29, 2025 (Friday-Sunday)

Designed for academic grant seekers from early to mid-career, this workshop (led by Nadine Finigan-Carr, PhD, MS) will help you to build, strengthen, and polish your grant writing skills. Dr. Finigan-Carr is a mid-career professional who has been successfully funded by both foundations and governmental agencies for more than two decades, you will receive assistance in preparing clear, concise, comprehensive, and competitive proposals.

Foci:

  • Techniques for writing winning grant proposals
  • Essential components of a grant proposal package
  • Support in drafting specific aims/primary objectives

NOTE: Workshop begins at 9am on Friday and ends at 11am on Sunday. Attendees staying overnight are encouraged to arrive after 5pm on the night before the workshop.

Planning For Tenure and Promotion

For most Assistant Professors the tenure review process is often steeped in stress and mystery. For most Associate Professors seeking promotion to the rank of Full Professor the process often feels no less mysterious or stressful. However, with guidance and careful and early planning, the process of getting to and through tenure and promotion can be manageable, even enjoyable. This series is designed to help Post-docs, Assistant Professors, and Associate Professors prepare for tenure and or promotion to the ranks of Associate Professor, Professor, or Distinguished Professor. IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY to attend this workshop, and never too early to craft a plan for tenure or promotion.

Eligibility: Post-docs, Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, professionals seeking to transition to tenure track positions.

2-day Virtual Workshop, July 11-12, 2025 (Friday & Saturday 11am to 2pm EST)
  • Demystify the tenure and promotion processes;
  • Craft strategic plans for each stage of the tenure and promotion journey;
  • Identify common mistakes made during the journey to tenure and senior level promotion;
  • Identify important do’s and don’ts related to the tenure and promotion processes;
3-day Intensive On-Site Workshop at Easton’s Nook, July 11-13, 2025 (Friday-Sunday)
  • Demystify the tenure and promotion processes;
  • Craft strategic plans for each stage of the tenure and promotion journey;
  • Identify common mistakes made during the journey to tenure and senior level promotion;
  • Identify important do’s and don’ts related to the tenure and promotion processes;
  • *Intensive Individualized Consultation

– individual support in preparing your portfolio including statements of research, teaching, and service;

– individual support in crafting a plan for optimizing your portfolio;

– additional materials provided

Writing/Publication Camp

Writing/Publication Camp, July 15 – July 20, 2025 (Tuesday 1pm thru Sunday 11am)

The goals of the 6 day writing/publication camp are to 1) provide concrete guidance about how to write a journal article; 2) understand how to select an appropriate outlet for your work; 3) carve out substantial, structured time for writing and reviewing your work; and 4) receive individualize consultation on your work. Campers will be a small group of people (maximum of 6 people) who will work supportively to ensure the productivity of all who are present.

This writing camp will lead you through the process of:

  • Constructing a conceptual frame for your work
  • Writing a critical review of the literature
  • Constructing your Methods section
  • Reporting your Results
  • Constructing an effective Discussion section
  • Navigating writing blocks, and planning for productivity
  • You will have substantial time each day to write!