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Enter Your Writing Center

Where: the "Sandbox" in the lower level of Lilly Library

When: Peer writing consultants are available Sunday through Thursday nights, 8 – 11 p.m.

How: You can schedule an appointment in advance or simply drop by, although students who sign up get priority.

Welcome to the Writing Center, an academic resource that helps both students and faculty engage fully in a “culture of writing” across the curriculum. The center provides a friendly, comfortable space where student writers of all levels and faculty of any discipline can discover techniques for writing and teaching writing more clearly and efficiently. We encourage peer review and revision as a natural part of the writing process. Peer consultants help with every stage of the writing process, including brainstorming, organizing, drafting, and revising.

My Word On It
“Don’t tear up the page and start over again when you write a bad line — try to write your way out of it. Make mistakes and plunge on. . . . Writing is a means of discovery, always.” — Garrison Keilor

Jan Sims, the Writing Center director, keeps office hours most weekdays, 2 – 4 p.m., and is happy to discuss writing practice and theory, answer general writing questions, and share writing resources with students and faculty.