Guidebooks on Academic Writing and Professionalization for Graduate Students

Here are some guidebooks on academic writing and professional development for graduate students and novice scholars:

Becker, H. S. (1986). Writing for social scientists: How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Belcher, W. L. (2009). Writing your journal articles in 12 weeks: A guide to academic publishing success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.  

Bolker, J. (1998). Writing your dissertation in fifteen minutes a day: A guide to starting, revising, and finishing your doctoral thesis. New York: Owl Books. [Don't be fooled by the title. The publisher asked the author to add "in fifteen minutes a day" in order to make the book more marketable, which is a silly idea given the academic audience.] 

Cargill, M., & O'Connor, P. (2009). Writing scientific research articles: Strategy and steps. Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.

Casanave, C. P., & Li, X. (Eds.). (2008). Learning the literacy practices of graduate school: Insiders' reflections on academic enculturation. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Casanave, C. P., & Vandrick, S. (Eds.). (2003). Writing for publication: Behind the scenes in language education. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Clark, I. L. (2007). Writing the successful thesis and dissertation: Entering the conversation. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

DeNeef, A. L., & Goodwin, C. D. (Eds.). (2006). The academic's handbook (3rd ed.). Durham, NC: Duke University Press.

Dunleavy, P. (2003). Authoring a PhD: How to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation. New York: Palgrave.

Feak, C., & Swales, J. M. (2009). Telling a research story: Writing a literature review. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 

Feak, C., & Swales, J. M. (2011). Creating contexts: Writing introductions across genres. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Hume, K. (2005). Surviving your academic job hunt: Advice for humanities PhDs. New York: Palgrave.

Moore, C., & Miller, H. (2006). A guide to professional development for graduate students in English. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Penrose, A. M., & Katz, S. B. (2004). Writing in the sciences: Exploring conventions of scientific discourse (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon Longman.

Semenza, G. C. (2005). Graduate study for the 21st century: How to build an academic career in the humanities. New York: Palgrave.

Showalter, E., Figler, H., Kletzer, L. G., & Schuster, J. H. (1996). The MLA guide to the job search: A handbook for departments and for PhDs and PhD candidates in English and foreign languages. New York: MLA, 1996. [This is a useful book, but it makes a discriminatory remark about the desirability of hiring nonnative English speakers in the English department.]

Sternberg, D. (1981). How to complete and survive a doctoral dissertation. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Swales, J. M. (2004). Research genres: Explorations and applications. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. (2004). Academic writing for graduate students: Essential tasks and skills (2nd ed.). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. (2000). English in today's research world: A writing guide. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. (2009). Abstracts and the writing of abstracts. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. (2011). Navigating academica: Writing supporting genres. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

This list is not comprehensive, and it is being presented as is without warranty. The views expressed in this book are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect my views. Being listed here does not automatically imply my endorsement, either. I will be updating the list occasionally--whenever I feel like.