JANZSSA Writing Workshop — Shut Up and Write with Megan Pozzi!

You’re invited to join a series of engaging and inspiring writing workshops with JANZSSA Board Member, Megan Pozzi, offering a supportive space for prospective authors to flourish.

Megan will provide expert guidance and practical strategies to enhance your work, leading structured exercises including writing to stimulus and deconstructing writing samples.

Whether you’re polishing your manuscript or drafting an internal report, these sessions offer the perfect opportunity for focussed writing, as well as a safe space to learn, share, ask questions, and build supportive networks.

This writing community welcomes prospective authors of all levels of experience and at all stages of the writing process.

Register now and enjoy some dedicated writing time in these free online sessions:

• Monday 31 March 3:00 pm–4:00 pm AEDT
• Monday 26 May 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST
• Monday 18 August 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST
• Monday 15 September 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST

You are free to attend one or all of the sessions.

Can’t make it to writing development sessions?

More free PD opportunities will be offered by JANZSSA in 2025. Follow us on social media and keep an eye on the JANZSSA Blog for more details.

About the facilitator

Megan Pozzi is an award-winning educator, public speaker, and researcher. Her research focuses on the student experience, particularly in digital contexts and for students in transition. She is currently Director (Student Enquiry and Advising) at UniSQ. This involves oversight over student enquiry management, student success advising, student communications, student events, and liaison with the Student Guild. She is currently on the Editorial Board of JANZSSA, the Board of Directors for ANZSSA, the Queensland Advisory Board for the Australian Customer Experience Professionals Association, and is co-convenor of the Student Partnership network for the STARS Conference. In her previous role at QUT, she led the Language and Learning team who were responsible for academic skills and English language development opportunities for all coursework students. She has 15 years’ experience working in secondary and higher education.

Like more information on submitting to JANZSSA?

Check out our Simple Guide to JANZSSA Submissions, including guidelines, templates, and exemplars to assist you in structuring and formatting your submission to JANZSSA.

If you have any queries, please contact janzssa@anzssa.com.

Upcoming JANZSSA PD Sessions

• Monday 31 March 3:00 pm–4:00 pm AEDT: Writing Workshop — Shut Up and Write; writing to stimulus; deconstructing writing samples, facilitated by Megan Pozzi (UniSQ)
• Tuesday 13 May 12:00 pm–1:00 pm AEST: PD Session — How to write a professional paper, facilitated by JANZSSA Editor-in-Chief, Professor Caroline Rueckert (Griffith University)
• Monday 26 May 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST: Writing Workshop — Shut Up and Write; writing to stimulus; deconstructing writing samples, facilitated by Megan Pozzi (UniSQ)
• Tuesday 17 June 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST: PD Session — Published Authors Q & A Panel
• Tuesday 5 August 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST: PD Session — ANZSSA Conference preparation: Preparing an abstract, presentation, facilitated by Laura Burge (Swick Learning) and Megan Pozzi (UniSQ)
• Monday 18 August 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST: Writing Workshop — Shut Up and Write; writing to stimulus; deconstructing writing samples, facilitated by Megan Pozzi (UniSQ)
• Tuesday 2 September 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST: PD Session — ANZSSA Conference preparation: From presentation to publication, facilitated by Laura Burge (Swick Learning) and Megan Pozzi (UniSQ)
• Monday 15 September 2:00 pm–3:00 pm AEST: Writing Workshop — Shut Up and Write; writing to stimulus; deconstructing writing samples, facilitated by Megan Pozzi (UniSQ)