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°Õ³ó±ðÌýTransatlantic Writers’ Group is an initiative organized in partnership with °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê’s Global Europe Program.

The group seeks to create a supportive group of emerging thinkers to:

1. share ideas for policy writing projects focused on transatlantic relations and intended for public audiences (op-eds, analysis, academic research); 
2. peer edit drafts of writing projects; 
3. develop relationships with other like-minded emerging writers and leaders;
4. create mutual connections with editors and publication outlets. 

Details and membership criteria:

• The group is for writers aged 20-35 currently writing on transatlantic issues, broadly defined. 
• Members will be selected in consultation with program administrators of capital-area international affairs programs, and through . Membership decisions will ultimately be the decision of the organizers, based primarily on the quality of submitted writing samples. A resumé or particular academic degree is not required. Applications are due August 1 for the fall intake (programming begins around September 1) and January 1 for the spring intake (programming begins around February 1)
• Membership conveys no affiliation with °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê or any other entity.
• A current, demonstrated interest in writing for a public audience is a prerequisite for joining the group. Members will commit to being active participants in virtual, and, where possible, in-person group discussions, to be held every month; read and comment on drafts of others’ writing projects as requested; and contribute their own drafts for discussion.
• Projects can be op-eds, other analytical pieces, or excerpts/drafts of longer policy papers or book chapters; can be work-related projects or writing projects pursued independently of the member’s primary professional affiliation. 
• Membership provides members with: a supportive community of like-minded peers to share tips, refine pitches to outlets, facilitate introductions to editors, and to navigate the policy writing and publishing worlds in Washington, DC and beyond; an opportunity to publish through °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê’s Global Europe Program and the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.

The group explicitly welcomes members from diverse backgrounds and those traditionally under-represented in the study of transatlantic relations, including, but not limited to, authors of color, international students based in the United States or elsewhere, and writers focused on previously under-researched topics in transatlantic relations.