InkSpire--Scholarly Writing Retreat
Are you ready to take your writing to the next level?
Reach your writing goals with support, community, and accountability. Join InkSpire 2025, a scholarly writing retreat for faculty and doctoral students. InkSpire is the perfect space for you to grow, write, and succeed—join us.
Give yourself the gift of dedicated, productive writing time! Whether drafting your next article, working on your dissertation, or preparing a book manuscript, InkSpire is here to help you achieve your writing goals. The Department of Educational Leadership is hosting InkSpire as a week-long retreat for MSU faculty and doctoral students from all disciplines. Attendance applies toward Criterion 2 and Criterion 3 of the PDP/PDR process.
What’s included in InkSpire:
- Writing accountability: Meet regularly with fellow participants to keep you on track.
- Community writing spaces: Write alongside other scholars in a supportive, distraction-free environment.
What to expect:
- In-person retreat: InkSpire is an in-person, immersive experience held at the Edina Campus.
- Your own writing time: The retreat is about your writing. Participants will have dedicated writing time to work on their projects. We provide you with a platform to develop your writing practice.
- Preparation: Bring your laptop and any materials (e.g., books, articles, other references/sources, earbuds/headphones) necessary for your writing.
Dates, Cost, and Location:
- Event dates: July 21-25, 2025
- Cost: $200.00/person
- Location: Edina Campus (7700 France Ave S #500, Edina, MN 55435)
- If you are coming from a distance, consider staying at a hotel near the Edina campus. There are many hotels in the area.
What's Included in Registration Fees:
Registration fees include daily coffee, fruit, pastries, writing space, Wi-Fi, and free printing/scanning. Each day includes an optional 45-minute yoga class designed to center our bodies and prepare our bodies and minds for productivity.
Register
Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot early! Whether you are a faculty member or a doctoral student, InkSpire provides the support and accountability you need to reach your writing goals.
Registration closes July 20, 2025, at 5:00 pm CST.
(College of Education faculty may use their PD funds to pay for the InkSpire retreat).
Notes, Expectations, & Tips:
- We will break for lunch. Lunches are on your own. There are many restaurants close by, including one in the France Ave building.
- The Edina Campus has a kitchenette with a fridge, microwave, sink, and a toaster. Feel free to bring your lunch or snacks.
- Coffee, tea, and water will be available for free all day.
- Bring a water bottle.
- Wear comfortable clothes.
- Bring earbuds/headphones if you want to listen to music or block out external noise as you write.
- Participants are welcome to take breaks as needed.
Questions?
Tentative Daily Working Schedule (subject to change):
- 9:00-9:45: Yoga (optional). Bring a yoga mat.
- 9:45-10:00 Break/Breakfast
- 10:00-12:00 Write
- 12:00-1:00 Lunch
- 1:00-4:00 Write (Take small breaks as needed)
- 4:00-5:00 Regroup: Share out progress and state writing goals for the following day
