About us
A peer-to-peer meetup for documentarians and other professionals passionate about technical writing. If you care about helping your readers have an awesome experience reading documentation, this meetup is for you! If you want to meet with other people that have chosen this path in the London area, to share war stories or to get inspired, come and join us on one of our meetups on the 3rd Thursday of every month (except December).
This meetup is supported by the global Write the Docs community.
Write the Docs is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event without a refund (if applicable) at the discretion of the event organisers. You can find our CoC at the Write the Docs website.
We try to record and then publish the presentations/talks so those unable to attend can also benefit. We may also take photos during the event, please take note that by attending you agree to this.
Upcoming events
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School of Docs: Graduating in Technical Writing
Unity, 1st floor, Union House, Union Streetuni, London, GBTechnical writing is a discipline which calls to people from all kinds of industries and backgrounds. People in software and API developer roles, product managers and hardware engineers have all found themselves graduating into tech writer roles, but what about people who’ve literally graduated with a degree in this discipline?
This September, Write The Docs London is proud to present School of Docs: Graduating in Technical Writing, which sees Dr. Ann Marcus-Quinn Ph.D, Associate Professor in Technical Communication and Instructional Design at the University of Limerick and Gareth Brinn, MA and Documentation Manager at Gravitee give presentations on taking – and making – the scholarly route to technical writing.
Speaking remotely from Limerick, Dr. Ann will open the event, and will discuss UL’s online Graduate Certificate programme in Technical Writing and the MA in Technical Writing and E-Learning, how they both were developed and structured.
Gareth Brinn will then give his talk, ‘Five Years, One Discipline: From MA to Documentation Manager’ about his experiences earning his Masters qualification, and then working at Gravitee, how formal training holds up against product work in a professional environment.
This event is kindly sponsored by MOMO Kombucha
🗒️ Agenda
When: Thursday, 17 September from 6:00pm
Where: Unity, SE1 0LH
What:18:00 - 18:30 Arrival
18:30 - 18:45 Welcome & Housekeeping
18:45 - 19:15 Part 1: Developing a programme and university degree for technical writing
19:15 - 19:45 Break
19:45 - 20:30 Part 2: Five Years, One Discipline: From MA to Documentation Manager
19:50 - 20:00 Q&A
20:30 - 21:00 NetworkingAll times are approximate.
📍 How to find us
Look for WTD signs and friendly organisers at the venue entrance.✉️ 1st Floor, Unity, Union House, 182-194 Union St, London SE1 0LH
🌍 Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VMydeU7iNErTxpYi9
🗺️ What3Words: ///strut.noted.kept
📸 Photos
Please note that organisers may take photos during the event for the Write the Docs London community.25 attendees
Docs in Practice: Behind the State of Docs
Wallacespace Spitalfields, 15 Artillery Lane, London, GBThis month, we're joined by GitBook, one of the most widely used and recognised platforms for publishing documentation. Join us for an evening with Addison Schultz (Developer Relations Lead), Tal Gluck (Developer Advocate), and Stephen Ashby (Content Marketing Lead) for an exclusive behind-the-scenes at how they do documentation themselves.
In the first half, they’ll take us inside the tooling and workflows from docs.gitbook.com. Then, they’ll take us through the widely distributed State of Docs Report: How they ran the global survey, the industry trends it revealed, and where they believe documentation is headed.
🗒️ Agenda
When: Thursday, 19 November from 6:00pm
Where: Wallacespace Spitalfields: 15 Artillery Ln, London E1 7HA
What:
18:00 - 18:30 Arrival
18:30 - 18:40 Welcome & Housekeeping
18:40 - 19:10 Talk 1: How GitBook runs its own docs
19:10 - 19:40 Break
19:40 - 20:10 Talk 2: Behind the State of Docs
20:10 - 20:30 Q&A
20:30 - 21:00 Networking
All times are approximate.📍 How to find us
Look for WTD signs and friendly organisers in the lobby, they’ll direct you to the lifts to reach the Rooftop Kitchen.📸 Photos
Please note that organisers may take photos during the event for the Write the Docs London community.24 attendees
Past events
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