After years of intense study, finally writing your dissertation might feel emotionally and intellectually impossible. Tiya Miles’s Camp Dissertation: A Humane Guide for Tackling Your Weighty Writing Project is a practical and empathetic guide for current and prospective dissertation writers and anyone seeking to hone their writing practice. Using the metaphor of Camp Dissertation—a crew hiking the mountain of dissertation writing together—Miles offers concrete strategies drawn from reflections on her own decades of academic writing, collective wisdom from her mentors and colleagues, and testimonies from her former and current students. Personal, at times playful, and always wise, Miles’s advice ranges from how to choose your dissertation topic to how to balance the evolving commitments of graduate studies, teaching, financial stressors, and personal and family life. Camp Dissertation is a rare, honest look at the joys and challenges of dissertation writing, supporting students with tools and techniques to tackle every stage of the journey.