What imaginings of the doctoral writer circulate in the talk of doctoral researchers and their supervisors How do institutional policies and the conventions of particular disciplines shape the ways in which doctoral writing is imagined Why and in what ways has doctoral writing been reimagined in the twentyfirst century What future imaginings of doctoral writing may be hovering on the horizon This edited collection has gathered a diverse group of authorsfrom Aotearoa New Zealand Australia Bangladesh Japan South Africa the UK Denmark Canada and the USto consider these challenging questions during a time in which doctoral education is undergoing enormous transformation. Together the contributors to this collection explore how the practice of doctoral writing is entangled with broader concerns within doctoral education including attrition timeliness the quality of supervision the transferability of knowledge and skills to industry settings research impact research integrity and the decolonization of the doctorate.