As an academic unit in LA&PS, the Writing Centre is staffed by faculty members and graduate students with scholarly expertise in the fields of writing and composition studies. The Writing Centre offers faculty, graduate students, and graduate supervisors support throughout their own writing process and/or guidance on how to support the writing process of their students at the university.
Writing Centre faculty are happy to meet with faculty members through either booked consultations or the Faculty drop-in hour (Thursdays 11 am) to consult on assignment design, course design, multilingual teaching strategies, and integrated discipline-specific writing instruction support, as well as graduate writing support strategies for graduate supervisors.
Quick Links
- Writing Department
- Campus Partners
- Writing Centre Classroom Visits
- Guide for Graduate Student Support
Faculty drop-in hour
Thursdays 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Consult with Us
Consult with us on ways to integrate discipline-specific writing instruction into your own courses/teaching/supervisory practice without any additional work or stress!
- Integrated discipline-specific writing instruction support
- Assignment design
- Assessment/feedback techniques
- Multilingual teaching strategies
- Graduate writing support strategies for Supervisors
Book Now
Book an Individual Faculty Consultation or join our new Faculty Drop-in Hour from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Thursday mornings.
Encourage your students
Encourage your students to participate in the community of writers at the Writing Centre throughout their university career!
- Connect your students with our workshops and asynchronous resources.
- Include information about the Writing Centre on your course syllabus and in eClass
- Play our orientation video for your class.
- Request an In-class Demystifying Academic Writing Workshop
- Refer upper level PhD candidates to our Graduate Cafe, where they connect with their peers as our graduate writing specialists help them manage the thesis writing process
Call on us to support you
Whether you are teaching courses, developing assignment, or supervising graduate students through their dissertation development, we're here to help you guide your students through the writing process more effectively.
- Consult with us on strategies to design assignments and incorporate writing pedagogy into your course instruction and/or your supervisory practice
- Meet with us to develop more effective feedback techniques to build understanding and reciprocity into the writing assessment/review process
- Work with our Graduate Writing Support Guide as you build your supervisor-graduate student relationship
Our Policies
We uphold student integrity.
We do not copy-edit student work. Our goal is to support students as they become more effective, independent writers.
We maintain student privacy.
We strive to provide students with safe and secure learning environments. We do not disclose or report on student activities in the Writing Centre.
Hear from our students
I've used the Writing Centre and encouraged students to use their services. In my practice, I developed new tools for editing and enhancing clarity when discussing complex ideas. For my students, I've seen significant improvement in their ability to meet and exceed assignment requirements after attending one-on-one sessions.
— Kira Smith
Doctoral Student, Critical Disability Studies
