Graduate Writing Workshop: Writing Abstracts
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 6:00–7:00 PM
- DescriptionLearn how to distill the main ideas and arguments from a much larger work into a concise, focused abstract. In this workshop, an experienced consultant will discuss the purpose of an abstract in scholarly work, academic conventions in writing an abstract, and best practices for condensing your writing in an abstract.
- Websitehttps://events.uta.edu/event/graduate-writing-workshop-writing-abstracts
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