Services and resources that support academic writing
Academic writing is a challenging but ultimately rewarding way to engage with ideas, hone critical thinking skills, and deepen your insights.
You can also meet with someone one-on-one to receive feedback on your writing (the SLC provides writing consultations on all 3 campuses and online through WriteAway), take a free workshop to learn about writing strategies in a group setting, or watch one of our academic writing strategy videos, about all stages and phases of the writing process.
- Introduction to academic writing
- Typical writing assignments
- Writing in the disciplines
- Argumentation and thesis statements
- Organization and paragraphs
- Honing your style
- Revising, editing, and proofreading
- Working with sources
- Academic writing in French
- Paper due? Here is an infographic* to support you to revise your work!
- Sample undergraduate papers from the SLC writing contest - Volumes 1-5 now available
- Inclusive and antiracist writing guides
Join our writing group: VOW(e)L: the Virtual Writing Group (for everyone)
VOWƏL is the Virtual Open Writing Lab (for everyone), Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (GMT-07:00 / Pacific Daylight Time)
You are invited to log into our Zoom writing room as an accountabiliy space. Attendance is on a drop in basis - you do not have to attend every week or stay for the full three hours. Note: VOWeL is not a place to receive writing feedback, but provides support for writing accountability.
Email us at vowel.writers@gmail.com to get the Zoom meeting ID. For more information, check out VOWƏL Open Writing Lab (for everyone).