On September 21, 2024, the English Literature Program held a journal writing workshop with the theme “Unlocking The Secrets of Academic Publishing: Students’ Guide”. This event took place from 08.30 to 11.30 am in the theatrical room of FADIB UIN Sunan Kalijaga. This event presented the main speaker, Dr. Danial Hidayatullah, who shared insights into the strategy of writing articles that will be published in a journal.

This workshop covered aspects that need to be considered while writing an article. Dr. Danial Hidayatullah emphasized the importance of having a keen problem statement as the basis for research and article preparation. He also explained the steps of writing a good and proper article, the needs of relevant articles, and other details. To inspire the participants, he also invited two English Literature students from the class of 2021 who successfully published journal articles. They shared their experiences, challenges, and strategies they used during the writing and publishing amidst their college schedules.

This event continued with a Q&A session with the three speakers present. The questions asked by the participants were so diverse and made the discussion very interesting such as the journal article target, the duration of working on the article, as well as tips and tricks on how to come up with keen research questions. High enthusiasm was seen from all 2022 English Literature students who participated until the event ended. This workshop was held not only to provide guidelines for writing articles but also to encourage and motivate the class of 2022 so that more English Literature students can show their achievements through publishing journal articles. (Azki)