| Program announcement | March 11, 2019
Season of Docs program announced |
| Organization applications | April 2, 2019 at 20:00 UTC
Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google |
| April 23, 2019 at 20:00 UTC
Deadline for organization applications |
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| April 23 - April 29, 2019
Google program administrators review organization applications |
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| Organizations announced | April 30, 2019 at 12:00 UTC
Google publishes the list of accepted mentoring organizations |
| Technical writer exploration | April 30 - May 28, 2019
Interested technical writers discuss project ideas with mentoring organizations |
| Technical writer applications | May 29, 2019 at 18:00 UTC
Start of technical writer application period |
| June 28, 2019 at 18:00 UTC
Deadline for technical writer applications |
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| June 28, 2019 -
July 23, 2019
Proposal review period for organizations |
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| July 23, 2019 at 20:00 UTC
Deadline for project selections by organizations |
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| July 23, 2019 -
August 6, 2019
Proposal review period for Google |
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| Technical writing projects announced | August 6, 2019 at 22:00 UTC
Google announces the accepted technical writer projects (date changed - was July 30) |
| Community bonding | August 7 - September 1, 2019
Technical writers get to know mentors, get up to speed with the open source organization, and refine their projects in collaboration with mentors |
| Doc development | September 2, 2019
Doc development officially begins! |
| September 2, 2019 - November 22, 2019
Technical writers work on their project with guidance from mentors |
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| Project finalization | November 25 - 29, 2019 at 18:00 UTC
Technical writers submit their project reports, also known as final work products |
| November 25 - December 6, 2019 at 18:00 UTC
Technical writers submit their evaluations of the success of the projects and their experience working with the mentors |
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| December 2 - 6, 2019 at 18:00 UTC
Mentors submit their evaluations of the success of the projects and their experience working with the technical writers |
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| Results announced | December 12, 2019
Google announces the results of Season of Docs 2019 for standard-length projects |
| Long-running project finalization | February 24 - 28, 2020 at 18:00 UTC
Technical writers in long-running projects submit their project reports, also known as final work products |
| February 24 - 28, 2020 at 18:00 UTC
Technical writers in long-running projects submit their evaluations of the success of the projects and their experience working with the mentors |
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| February 24 - 28, 2020 at 18:00 UTC
Mentors in long-running projects submit their evaluations of the success of the projects and their experience working with the technical writers |
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| Long-running project results announced | March 6, 2020
Google adds the long-running projects to the results of Season of Docs 2019 |
All dates are in UTC time zone.
Want to know more?
Here are some guides to get you started:
- Technical writer guide: Interested in developing open source documentation as part of the Season of Docs program? This guide is for you.
- Organization administrator guide: This guide shows you how to manage your open source organization's participation in Season of Docs.
- Mentor guide: Want to mentor a technical writer's project for your open source organization? This guide is for you.