| Program announcement | March 23, 2020
Season of Docs program announced |
| Organization applications | April 13, 2020 at 20:00 UTC
Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google |
| May 4, 2020 at 20:00 UTC
Deadline for organization applications |
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| May 4 - May 10, 2020
Google program administrators review organization applications |
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| Organizations announced | May 11, 2020 at 12:00 UTC
Google publishes the list of accepted mentoring organizations |
| Technical writer exploration | May 11 - June 8, 2020
Interested technical writers discuss project ideas with mentoring organizations |
| Technical writer applications | June 9, 2020 at 18:00 UTC
Start of technical writer application period |
| July 9, 2020 at 18:00 UTC
Deadline for technical writer applications |
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| July 9, 2020 -
July 31, 2020
Proposal review period for organizations |
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| July 31, 2020 at 20:00 UTC
Deadline for project selections by organizations |
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| July 31, 2020 -
August 16, 2020
Proposal review period for Google |
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| Technical writing projects announced | August 16, 2020 at 22:00 UTC
Google announces the accepted technical writer projects |
| Community bonding | August 17 - September 13, 2020
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 14, 2020
Doc development officially begins! |
| September 14, 2020 - November 30, 2020
Technical writers work on their project with guidance from mentors |
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| Project finalization | November 30 - December 5, 2020 at 18:00 UTC
Technical writers submit their project reports, also known as final work products |
| December 3 - 10, 2020 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 3 - 10, 2020 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 | January 6, 2021
Google announces the results of Season of Docs 2020 for standard-length projects |
| Long-running project finalization | March 1 - 8, 2021 at 18:00 UTC
Technical writers in long-running projects submit their project reports, also known as final work products |
| March 4 - 12, 2021 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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| March 4 - 12, 2021 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 15, 2021
Google adds the long-running projects to the results of Season of Docs 2020 |
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.