Malaika Santa Cruz
@msantacruz.bsky.social
Director of Operations / Head of Academic Relations at Writing Partners, the nonprofit behind Shut Up & Write!
Also a Hoarder of Passions (freelance) - painting, photography, writing, playing music, cooking, weightlifting, yoga, mixology, to name a few
Also a Hoarder of Passions (freelance) - painting, photography, writing, playing music, cooking, weightlifting, yoga, mixology, to name a few
I think the perfect compromise would be everyone moves to San Francisco! 😝 Cause, honestly, same
The #shutupandwrite symposium could not have happened without @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social, who is basically a national treasure at this point.
Either Inger has to move here or I'm going to Australia, because I need way more Inger time in my life.
@suaw.bsky.social @writingpartners.bsky.social
Either Inger has to move here or I'm going to Australia, because I need way more Inger time in my life.
@suaw.bsky.social @writingpartners.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 1:43 PM
I think the perfect compromise would be everyone moves to San Francisco! 😝 Cause, honestly, same
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Also interesting to hear the range of creative work that's being done in #shutupandwrite - computer programmers, graphic novelists and even people who just go along to write their journal. Writers of all different experience levels as well.
November 21, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Also interesting to hear the range of creative work that's being done in #shutupandwrite - computer programmers, graphic novelists and even people who just go along to write their journal. Writers of all different experience levels as well.
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At #shutupandwrite symposium: @bolzle.bsky.social is shares an aim of @writingpartner.bsky.social WP to offer:
- Writing programs to incarcerated people in ways that enable connection
- People who are migrants, and offering ways to enable connection & community
#partnerships #sharingblueprints
- Writing programs to incarcerated people in ways that enable connection
- People who are migrants, and offering ways to enable connection & community
#partnerships #sharingblueprints
November 22, 2024 at 12:03 PM
At #shutupandwrite symposium: @bolzle.bsky.social is shares an aim of @writingpartner.bsky.social WP to offer:
- Writing programs to incarcerated people in ways that enable connection
- People who are migrants, and offering ways to enable connection & community
#partnerships #sharingblueprints
- Writing programs to incarcerated people in ways that enable connection
- People who are migrants, and offering ways to enable connection & community
#partnerships #sharingblueprints
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And just like that, the #shutupandwrite Cambridge symposium is over ! Thanks @suaw.bsky.social @bolzle.bsky.social @webhooligan.bsky.social from writing partners and @tylershores.bsky.social for making it all possible!
What a wonderful group of people! Here they are. Till next time ✅
What a wonderful group of people! Here they are. Till next time ✅
November 22, 2024 at 2:20 PM
And just like that, the #shutupandwrite Cambridge symposium is over ! Thanks @suaw.bsky.social @bolzle.bsky.social @webhooligan.bsky.social from writing partners and @tylershores.bsky.social for making it all possible!
What a wonderful group of people! Here they are. Till next time ✅
What a wonderful group of people! Here they are. Till next time ✅
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This week, The ThinkLab @thinklab.bsky.social teamed up with @writingpartners.bsky.social @suaw.bsky.social to host the inaugural Community in Writing Symposium in Cambridge.
First, a sincere thank you to @webhooligan.bsky.social for being with us, and for bringing #shutupandwrite into the world.
First, a sincere thank you to @webhooligan.bsky.social for being with us, and for bringing #shutupandwrite into the world.
November 24, 2024 at 12:23 PM
This week, The ThinkLab @thinklab.bsky.social teamed up with @writingpartners.bsky.social @suaw.bsky.social to host the inaugural Community in Writing Symposium in Cambridge.
First, a sincere thank you to @webhooligan.bsky.social for being with us, and for bringing #shutupandwrite into the world.
First, a sincere thank you to @webhooligan.bsky.social for being with us, and for bringing #shutupandwrite into the world.
@thesiswhisperer.bsky.social Thank you so much for sharing this! I get so excited when I discover research that explains a little bit of the magic behind why #shutupandwrite feels so powerful.
Malaika from @suaw.bsky.social pointed out some science around #shutupandwrite being part of well being: "Mere Belonging" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22023711/
Mere belonging: the power of social connections - PubMed
Four experiments examined the effect on achievement motivation of mere belonging, a minimal social connection to another person or group in a performance domain. Mere belonging was expected to increas...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 23, 2024 at 11:45 AM
@thesiswhisperer.bsky.social Thank you so much for sharing this! I get so excited when I discover research that explains a little bit of the magic behind why #shutupandwrite feels so powerful.
This was one of my absolute favorite moments, just like I knew it would be!
Fascinating discussion between @tylershores.bsky.social and Colleen Mayowski at the #shitupandwrite symposium. Discussion topic: What works? Evidence-based insights into community impact
November 23, 2024 at 11:38 AM
This was one of my absolute favorite moments, just like I knew it would be!
Thanks for everything you did to get this first event off the ground @tylershores.bsky.social - can’t wait for everything we get to collaborate on next!
What's coming up soon for the future of @suaw.bsky.social? Lots of stuff!
@bolzle.bsky.social is wrapping up our first ever #shutupandwrite Community in Writing Symposium by sharing widening participation across new communities, new ways to connect, and going bigger and wider in 2025.
@bolzle.bsky.social is wrapping up our first ever #shutupandwrite Community in Writing Symposium by sharing widening participation across new communities, new ways to connect, and going bigger and wider in 2025.
November 23, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Thanks for everything you did to get this first event off the ground @tylershores.bsky.social - can’t wait for everything we get to collaborate on next!
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What's coming up soon for the future of @suaw.bsky.social? Lots of stuff!
@bolzle.bsky.social is wrapping up our first ever #shutupandwrite Community in Writing Symposium by sharing widening participation across new communities, new ways to connect, and going bigger and wider in 2025.
@bolzle.bsky.social is wrapping up our first ever #shutupandwrite Community in Writing Symposium by sharing widening participation across new communities, new ways to connect, and going bigger and wider in 2025.
November 22, 2024 at 11:58 AM
What's coming up soon for the future of @suaw.bsky.social? Lots of stuff!
@bolzle.bsky.social is wrapping up our first ever #shutupandwrite Community in Writing Symposium by sharing widening participation across new communities, new ways to connect, and going bigger and wider in 2025.
@bolzle.bsky.social is wrapping up our first ever #shutupandwrite Community in Writing Symposium by sharing widening participation across new communities, new ways to connect, and going bigger and wider in 2025.
Infinite thanks to you Inger for being a part of this wonderful experience. We’re all still radiating gratitude. Now to catch up on all the #shutupandwrite Bluesky posts I missed cause I didn’t know we were “making fetch happen”
And just like that, the #shutupandwrite Cambridge symposium is over ! Thanks @suaw.bsky.social @bolzle.bsky.social @webhooligan.bsky.social from writing partners and @tylershores.bsky.social for making it all possible!
What a wonderful group of people! Here they are. Till next time ✅
What a wonderful group of people! Here they are. Till next time ✅
November 23, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Infinite thanks to you Inger for being a part of this wonderful experience. We’re all still radiating gratitude. Now to catch up on all the #shutupandwrite Bluesky posts I missed cause I didn’t know we were “making fetch happen”
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A wonderful presentation on the impact of Shut Up & Write on the positive mental health outcomes of participants.
I look forward to more studies!
@jasonmurphy24.bsky.social
I look forward to more studies!
@jasonmurphy24.bsky.social
Dr Jason Murphy from RMIT is talking about online writing experiences, presenting work done with Assoc Prof Lisa Hodge at #shutupandwrite - many different groups and spaces considered. Call out to Pierre Bourdieu's cultural capital and habitus
November 22, 2024 at 2:56 PM
A wonderful presentation on the impact of Shut Up & Write on the positive mental health outcomes of participants.
I look forward to more studies!
@jasonmurphy24.bsky.social
I look forward to more studies!
@jasonmurphy24.bsky.social
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Samantha Jenkins talking about creative writing in a shut up and write London based group #shutupandwrite - and the benefits for academics writing creatively: exercising a different type of writing 'muscle memory'
November 21, 2024 at 11:36 AM
Samantha Jenkins talking about creative writing in a shut up and write London based group #shutupandwrite - and the benefits for academics writing creatively: exercising a different type of writing 'muscle memory'
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Next up at #shutupandwrite we're hearing from @jod999.bsky.social who asks 'who's in, who's out?' Of a shut up and write session? Special sessions for different groups - design is made up of conscious and unconscious choices.
November 21, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Next up at #shutupandwrite we're hearing from @jod999.bsky.social who asks 'who's in, who's out?' Of a shut up and write session? Special sessions for different groups - design is made up of conscious and unconscious choices.
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I think @rellypops.bsky.social is my spirit animal.
Some brilliant messages on the importance of self-care, self-knowledge for our writing and academic wellbeing.
Day 2 of the @suaw.bsky.social Community in Writing Symposium
#shutupandwrite
#cambridge #wellbeing
Some brilliant messages on the importance of self-care, self-knowledge for our writing and academic wellbeing.
Day 2 of the @suaw.bsky.social Community in Writing Symposium
#shutupandwrite
#cambridge #wellbeing
November 22, 2024 at 10:54 AM
I think @rellypops.bsky.social is my spirit animal.
Some brilliant messages on the importance of self-care, self-knowledge for our writing and academic wellbeing.
Day 2 of the @suaw.bsky.social Community in Writing Symposium
#shutupandwrite
#cambridge #wellbeing
Some brilliant messages on the importance of self-care, self-knowledge for our writing and academic wellbeing.
Day 2 of the @suaw.bsky.social Community in Writing Symposium
#shutupandwrite
#cambridge #wellbeing
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Morning tea at #shutupandwrite community in writing symposium … the love in the room is infectious
@webhooligan.bsky.social @jod999.bsky.social #ecosystems
@webhooligan.bsky.social @jod999.bsky.social #ecosystems
November 21, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Morning tea at #shutupandwrite community in writing symposium … the love in the room is infectious
@webhooligan.bsky.social @jod999.bsky.social #ecosystems
@webhooligan.bsky.social @jod999.bsky.social #ecosystems
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Wicked debriefing session @jod999.bsky.social for #shutupandwrite morning session of day one…how do we deisgn our Shut Up & Write! sessions?
November 21, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Wicked debriefing session @jod999.bsky.social for #shutupandwrite morning session of day one…how do we deisgn our Shut Up & Write! sessions?
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Manchester University team are seriously kicking goals with their #shutupandwrite initiatives that expand peer to peer ways of working and being - responsibility, resources, feedback, impact, accessibility and inclusivity all embraced.
November 21, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Manchester University team are seriously kicking goals with their #shutupandwrite initiatives that expand peer to peer ways of working and being - responsibility, resources, feedback, impact, accessibility and inclusivity all embraced.
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We're having some REAL TALK about university decision making here at #shutupandwrite symposium and I am eating it up like delicious yogurt.
November 21, 2024 at 3:39 PM
We're having some REAL TALK about university decision making here at #shutupandwrite symposium and I am eating it up like delicious yogurt.
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I love this definition of serendipity which @tylershores.bsky.social shared at #shutupandwrite symposium ❤️
November 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
I love this definition of serendipity which @tylershores.bsky.social shared at #shutupandwrite symposium ❤️
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How seriously cool is this...#shutupandwrite on a train. Stephanie (@acwristeph.bsky.social) came up with one brillinat variation...train trip and write, lunch, return train trip and write. I loooovvveeeeeeee this!!!!!!! PS: you can read more on the blog post connected.
... as well as @acwristeph.bsky.social's 'Write Away' variation on the #ShutUpAndWrite concept: writing retreats on trains! stephaniezihms.blog/2023/10/20/w...
Write-Away! On the move – writing retreat on a train
I have always loved writing on train journeys, something about the movement, the ever-changing scenery passing by, and somehow being confined with few distractions. Every time I have a longer journ…
stephaniezihms.blog
November 21, 2024 at 2:40 PM
How seriously cool is this...#shutupandwrite on a train. Stephanie (@acwristeph.bsky.social) came up with one brillinat variation...train trip and write, lunch, return train trip and write. I loooovvveeeeeeee this!!!!!!! PS: you can read more on the blog post connected.