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EASE India: Writing Retreat

 

Organised in partnership with Editage, EASE India hosted a writing retreat aiming to transform the way you write.

To support the community we are offered this course free of charge.

Session 1: Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 1.30pm-4.30pm (India time)

Training – Behind the scenes of manuscript evaluation: what journal editors and peer reviewers look for in your writing

with Shalini Garg, Editor-in-Chief, Lancet Regional Health South East Asia

Dedicated writing time, hosted by Roohi Ghosh, Ambassador – Researcher Success

 

Session 2: Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 1.30pm-4.30pm (India time)

Training – From good to great: elevate your manuscript to publication ready status

with Yateendra Joshi, Copy editor and Trainer

Dedicated writing time, hosted by Roohi Ghosh, Ambassador – Researcher Success

 

In these two sessions a week apart, delegates gained:

  • Expert guidance
  • Successful strategies to avoid desk rejection
  • Focus and help to overcome your writer’s block
  • Support to set goals and make progress.

 

The recordings of these sessions are free to all – access them here:

Session 1 – Behind the scenes of manuscript evaluation: what journal editors and peer reviewers look for in your writing

Session 2 – From good to great: elevate your manuscript to publication ready status

Trainers and moderator

Dr Shalini Garg

Editor-in-Chief, Lancet Regional Health South East Asia

Shalini is based in Chennai, India. She completed a doctoral fellowship from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (India). She also has a Master of Public Health from Mahatma Gandhi University (India). Before joining The Lancet Group as the founding Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, Shalini worked in academia and publishing for two years. Shalini’s main areas of interest are Public health, health promotion, epidemiology, chronic diseases and behavioural sciences.

Yateendra Joshi

Copy editor and trainer

Yateendra Joshi has been editing technical documents for more than 30 years, a career change he made after working for a decade as a scientist with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (1978-88)

Roohi Ghosh

Cactus Communication Ambassador – Researcher Success

With 18 years of experience in academia, Roohi is passionate about advocating for researchers and their work. She ensures that the needs of researchers are given a voice and addressed by key stakeholders through strategic outreach and engagement efforts.