Mewburn, IngerOsborne, LindyCaldwell, GlendaClaire AitchisonCally Guerin2015-12-079780415834735http://hdl.handle.net/1885/19011This chapter discusses a �writing movement�, which is currently occurring in various parts of Australia through the support of social media. A concept emerging from the caf� scene in San Francisco, �Shut Up and Write!� is a meetup group that brings writers together at a specific time and place to write side by side, thus making writing practice, social. This concept has been applied to the academic environment and our case-study explores the positive outcomes in two locations: RMIT University and Queensland University of Technology. This informal learning practice can be implemented to assist research students in developing academic skills.20142020-11-22