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What is the #EpiWritingChallenge?

The Epi Writing Challenge is a way of bringing together researchers in Epidemiology and related fields to talk about writing and productivity, and to share their advice and challenges. The first #EWC was 4 weeks and included daily blog posts and emails that are archived on this site. ​
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The 2021 Epi Writing Challenge will be 10 days of daily prompts posted on Twitter to foster connection and reflection about writing and productivity while helping participants set personal writing goals to jumpstart their year. 
  • Ten days (Monday through Friday) January 18 to January 29
  • Daily prompts like "What's the best writing advice you've received?" and "Post a picture of where you write best" will be posted by @BaileyDeBarmore
  • Comment, retweet, and share on other social media platforms to participate
  • Tweet your writing goals for the ten-day period and tag #EWC #EpiWritingChallenge

​The first #EpiWritingChallenge was launched in November 2018 by Bailey DeBarmore, Ellie Murray, and Malcolm Barrett, after being inspired by the #RxWritingChallenge. ​
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The idea behind the first #EpiWritingChallenge was 4 weeks of community support and writing tips to encourage one another for a month of productive writing. Epidemiologists and public health researchers from all over the world signed up on Twitter, and received daily emails with topics ranging from "How to Set SMART Goals" and "Making Time and Space for Writing" to 3 days of tips for "Crystal Clear Writing" and "How to Incorporate Coauthor Feedback". 

We wrapped up the challenge with an #AskTheEditor event on Twitter, where editors like Bill Miller and Tim Lash answered questions from participants on a range of topics from writing a good cover letter to submitting a commentary. 

Learning how to set goals is the first step in a successful habit.​ #EpiWritingChallenge participants kicked off the month by setting SMART goals.

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Some participants aimed for 30 minutes of writing a day, or just writing something at all, or like Louisa Smith, a PhD student at Harvard, who went old-school with pen and paper (right). 

An overarching theme for nearly all participants during the challenge was how to make room in your schedule for something important like writing, but also staying flexible as the unexpected come up.
#EpiWritingChallenge 2018
#EpiWritingChallenge 2018
#EpiWritingChallenge 2018
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Who participated?

278 epidemiologists and public health researchers from 35 countries participated in the 2018 #EpiWritingChallenge
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#EpiWritingChallenge participants...

  • exchanged knowledge 

  • asked questions

  • achieved writing goals 

  • met new people
learned about...
  • Getting Things Done
  • Zen to Done
  • Don't Break the Chain
  • Bullet Journaling
  • Kanban and Agile Method 
  • Pomodoro Method
learned how to...
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  • write clearly

  • revise and edit

  • write better 

  • incorporate feedback

  • set SMART goals

  • ​strengthen arguments
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  • make time & space for writing


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