Welcome to that time of year when academics eager for a clean slate at the start of next semester clear their inboxes by filling yours. May the emails be more acceptances, opportunities, and promises for better connections in 2026 than simply hot potatoes tossed into your lap. #academicsky

This is a good start. We need more presses to do this but then to offer amounts that actually cover editorial help with a full manuscript. www.thebookseller.com/news/cambrid...

Apologies for saying the obvious, but especially this year the 3 best gifts for #academicsky: 1. great book that boosts a colleague's sales 2. editing, coaching, etc. to help knowledgeable people publish smart things 3. regular coffee to chat about WIP -- or another offer of solidarity & support

If you write just 300 words per day, 5 days per week, for 50 weeks, you will have a 75,000-word book plus a life with weekends and a 2-week vacation. 🤯 Increase to 350 words per day and you can choose: 9 weeks off or 87,500 words drafted. (This post is 52 words.) #academicsky

Another great example of how academic writers attract agents with short public pieces. "My advice would be to let your creative voice sing in your scholarly writing." #academicsky scholarsandwriters.com/what-works-p...

A very tiny percentage of humans on this planet ever publish a book. Fewer still an academic book built from years of research, conversations, presentations, (sometimes painful) feedback, and more. Remember to celebrate this rare, accomplished place to which you've brought yourself. #academicsky

Delighted to see Kevin Morgan's 'Serving the public' in the BBC's The Food Programme's Food Books for 2025, listen back to the programme on BBC Sounds here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 'Serving the public' is out now, available from all good bookshops. #booksky #foodbooks

Science suppliers are just a tiny piece of the story. Universities fuel so many other businesses from editors to restaurants. So much more needs to be written about ALL the small businesses taking a hit from ill-conceived policies and what it will do to "college towns." #academicsky

"It took me eight years to write four chapters, but once I decided to aim for readers beyond the academic world, I was able to quickly churn out four better chapters and three new ones, plus a new book proposal, which I sent to five publishers." #academicsky

Ever wished your lab, committee, or department could be more "emotionally intelligent"? Or wondered why the forward to your book actually matters? #psychology #academicsky scholarsandwriters.com/what-works-p...

Who are my fellow #foodstudies peeps and #foodhistorians out there in #academicsky? If you published a book in 2025, enter it www.facebook.com/KitchenArtsa...

Need ideas and inspiration for your academic website? We celebrated 12 award winning websites in this years contest. I still get messages from people sharing it's motivated them to create a website space of your own online #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #EduSky theacademicdesigner.com/2025/winners...

Just attended my first event at what is exactly what we need right now. If you lean public scholar and are in a target city, take your research to the people with @profsandpints.bsky.social #academicsky www.profsandpints.com

If you've ever thought about turning your regular old academic book into a crossover book. #academicsky scholarsandwriters.com/what-works-p...

Looking for a Christmas present for that loved one who always has a story to tell? I will be delivering a memoir masterclass @gladlib on 30 May 2026.🎅🎄🎁 www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/memoir...

It's been a 😱 year for US academia. So, give a gift that spreads intellectual love, supports an academic comrade, and helps put necessary research into the world. (Based on our "office hours" program developed for Yale. Reposts appreciated 🙏) #academicsky scholarsandwriters.com/offers/p/gif...

Schedules slip, but that means I have room this month to index your book! (Or edit your book/articles, but this time of year has a lot of indexing deadlines). You can contact me via my website (rudyleon.com). Let's get your book to press! #academicsky #academia #indexing #editing #publishing

Yes, please! More insider info for public scholars like this: Q&A with an agent on how to really fashion a book idea that works in a commercial realm. #academicsky

Please recommend your favourite podcasts, Substacks, & blogs about academic life, writing, & teaching. Thank you #academicsky

Especially happy to see "What Can I Get Out Of This? Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics" on the list because turning your course into a book is a great way to start thinking about public scholarship. (see also Michael Puett's The Path)

· #AcademicSky · A scientist shares his story; an inspiring story: “I grew up in a large working class family…In high school, my teachers said I wouldn’t make it, not even in vocational training, and my school counselors gave up on me. So I left school at 19, disillusioned and without a diploma.”

If you feel like you are doing everything EXCEPT writing the thing you really meant to write, bring on an editor or coach. S&W is just one of many options. Loads more on #academicsky Bonus: professional support services = tax deductible, so unload those big faculty bonuses before end of the year 🤣

For all the working-class students and faculty out there in US #academicsky. I'm sharing an oldie but goody as we navigate Thanksgiving. Come Monday, especially support your new students who are experiencing "mind the gap" for the first time. www.amazon.com/This-Fine-Pl...

Good morning to the US wing of #academicsky up early to finish their sides and pies! When you're washing up the dishes later and your family asks what they should get you this year, suggest something that will actually make a difference in your life. scholarsandwriters.com/offers/p/gif...

Don't waste space in your Introduction section! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #Postdoc

We made a convenience store just for scholars. Drop by and pick up some essentials like TIME, CLARITY, or IMPACT -- the bread, milk, and scratch cards of academic life. #academicsky scholarsandwriters.com/offers

Give a gift that shows your post-doc, colleague, or academic bestie that you care about their work and the future of higher ed. Brought to you by the campaign to replace unwanted bottles of wine with amazing research. #academicsky scholarsandwriters.com/gift-cards-f...

Exactly why one of our core values is to "collaborate rather than compete." Strong support systems make all the difference. #academicsky

Help me out #academicsky, how many people without bachelor degrees hold visiting fellow positions at Harvard? #epstein fellowship application: "I wish to study the reasons behind group behavior." Don't we all, don't we all... ogc.harvard.edu/sites/g/file...

The transfers will likely add red tape, not cut it; they will grow, not shrink, bureaucracy; and they will weaken accountability for how federal money is spent. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

"Passive procrastination is characterised by indecision to act, whereas active procrastination is marked by a preference and deliberate decision to work under pressure." Interesting that the active version may not be a detriment to learning. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.3390/educ...

🚨Academic freebie alert 🚨 We're running a workshop on preparing doctoral research proposals; sign up and join online or show up in person in Oxford Uni. #AcademicSky 🧪

Texas and Indiana may try to control what you teach, but they can't stop what you write or limit who reads it (yet). We can help you publish op-eds and books that reach wider audiences & there's nothing they can do about it. Shoutout to the HS rebels! #academicsky media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2l...

Academics often ask us how to get an agent. Two of our clients prove our #1 solution: write shorter pieces that engage larger audiences and the agents come to you. Meet Daniel: scholarsandwriters.com/what-works-p... & Fredara: scholarsandwriters.com/what-works-p... #academicsky

You really can't write for more than 4 hours, so don't keep putting it off until you have that impossible opening in academy life. (FYI, most of our faculty clients write for 1.5-3 hours.) #academicsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1O...

Celebrating a client's new crossover book that brings academic research to larger audiences. 🥳 for Darla Schumm's Healing Ableism with @rutgersupress.bsky.social! #academicsky www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/healing-able...

#academicsky Please check in on your PhD student friends…we are not doing well. I’ve had so many conversations about how we can possibly go on when the world is crumbling and our livelihoods are under attack. I’ve had multiple friends leave their programs. I’m sad but I’m gonna fight. I have to.

💥New: Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities ✍️ @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social #OpenResearch #AcademicSky #HigherEducation (@lsepress.bsky.social)

Autumn weather is the perfect opportunity to cosy up in your home and write that novel you've been dreaming of all summer🍃 To help you get there, our Opportunities Newsletter just landed—chock-full of residencies, contests, grants & everything else you need to meet, learn and be inspired💫

Every day I am thankful that there's an #academicsky filled with people doing fascinating work, changing how we think, challenging uninformed ideas. And just generally making the world more curious, more knowledgeable, and more interesting. We need you more than ever.

We wrote this with summer in mind, but an academic book is for all seasons. So, if you could use some extra help this autumn while teaching, it's still right there whenever you need it. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-f... #academicsky

Is there a better place to be an academic than in a Cambridge college garden? Gratitude to @newnhamcollege.bsky.social for a perfect open day experience. And 🥂 to all the academic mothers working hard to help the next generation of women find the right place to pursue their big ideas. #academicsky

The picture label just said ‘Reviewer 2 delivers feedback’ #AcademicSky #Skystoriana

Happy sunny #bankholiday to the UK branch of #academicsky. May you achieve absolutely nothing -- and without guilt. ❤️🇬🇧

Recognition 👀 to everyone putting in all that back-to-school love and time for your own kids as you also prepare to receive all the students that other parents and supporters are getting ready to send your way. #academicsky

We love to see intelligent people showing other intelligent people how to reach more intelligent people. "A Practical Recipe Book: Get step-by-step instructions and hands-on tips from experts for 24 specific communication scenarios." Yes, please.

We always love a good piece about thinking about thinking. Especially when it helps academics turn toward writing what they really want to write. #academicsky