Viva Survivors Select is a series of curated collections of the best of the Viva Survivors daily blog, a monthly zine of viva help on a variety of topics and themes taken from eight years of daily posts.

Viva Survivors Select 03 is the Preparation Issue! Twenty posts from the Viva Survivors archive all about the practicalities of getting prep done, what to invest time in and how you can get started with getting ready for the viva.

Each issue of Viva Survivors Select also includes new original writing by me to build on the themes, explore the viva in new ways or expand on my work. In this issue I share an original resource to have helpful viva rehearsal conversations with friends and a powerful confidence boosting resource that you can create.

(formatted for A5 size, twenty pages including covers)

101 Steps To A Great Viva is a 24-page A5 zine to help postgraduate researchers as they prepare for their PhD viva. I share 101 actions that any PhD candidate can take to help them get ready for and have a great viva.

Created during a successful Kickstarter campaign in May 2023, 101 Steps To A Great Viva is my attempt to get someone to think proactively about their viva: what can you do to put yourself in a good position? What will you do?

I cover the viva from expectations to preparation, confidence-building to engaging with examiners. I'm extremely proud of the result and very grateful for the support I had to make it a reality.