It’s that time of the term we’ve all been waiting for! Reading Week is here, and we would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that the Writing Centre will be closed for this period! However just because we’re closed doesn’t mean all our resources are unavailable. The Writing Centre has many online assets […]
York has both a diverse student body and diverse assignments. Our new writing instructor, Professor Laura Allen, can help with both! Professor Allen recently completed her doctorate at Ohio State University, specializing in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy (RCL). Prior to that she achieved an MA in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing from Michigan State University, […]
Need quick assignment help? You’re in luck! For one day only, the Writing Centre will hold a pop-up where students can drop in and receive academic writing help from a certified writing instructor! On Monday, November 13, you can visit us any time from 11 AM – 3 PM. The first pop-up will be located […]
All workshops are on Thursdays via Zoom from 12:30 - 1:30 PM (registration required ) Getting Started on your MRP / Thesis - October 5, 2023 Staying on Track: MR / Thesis - November 9, 2023 Breaking Down the Revision Process - December 7, 2023 A workshop to help students in completing their graduate studies!
Come one and all! The Writing Centre is open for the S2, and we’re hosting five workshops given by the WC Director, Professor Jon Sufrin! From strategies on how to best approach your assignments, to turning that draft from points to paragraphs, there is sure to be a strategy to benefit writers at any stage […]
Are you stressed about exams? Say no more! At the LA&PS Exam Jam, you can drop by the Founder’s Assembly Hall (FC152) or the other activity rooms on April 5 from 11am – 4pm to get wellness and academic support! The LA&PS Exam Jam is a student-focused event hosted by York’s colleges (Vanier, Founders, McLaughlin, […]
Need quick assignment help? You’re in luck! For two days only, the Writing Centre will hold a pop-up where students can drop in and receive academic writing help from a certified writing instructor! On February 28 and March 7, you can visit us any time from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm. The first pop-up will […]
Over the Summer of 2022, the York Writing Centre reviewed its programs and added new Instructors to better suit the needs of students. Over the next few months, we will be highlighting some of the writing experts and specialists at the Writing Centre so you can get to know them better and see how they […]
Want to get your writing published? The Professional Writing Student Association’s (PWSA) online literary magazine Inventio is calling for creative pieces for their Spring issue 2.1! Undergraduate students across all Ontario universities can send in a fiction, non-fiction or a poetry piece before March 17, 2023. Check out the simple submission details available on the […]
Not sure how to approach digital writing? Professor Rich Shivener can help with that! Every Wednesday, Professor Shivener hosts the Get WRIT Live Podcast, where he shares virtual writing strategies, prompts, resources, and tools to help students create all sorts of multimedia writing projects. If you want to tune in, you can join Professor Shivener’s […]