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New book explores Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct bridge history

Paul McLaughlin, an award-winning writer and course director at York University’s Writing Department, has released The Suicide Magnet: Inside the Battle to Erect a Safety Barrier on Toronto’s Bloor Viaduct, which details the history of the barrier and the citizen volunteers who advocated for its existence. From 1918 to 1997, Toronto’s Prince Edward Viaduct (more commonly […]

Start a Successful Year : PWSA Virtual Event October 6, 2023

Would you like to know what to expect in your upper year courses? Would you also like to connect with your peers in professional writing? The Professional Writing Students’ Association (PWSA) is hosting a virtual event on Friday, October 6th from 7 to 9 pm. Here are some topics that will be discussed:

Call for Submissions: Inventio

Want to get your writing published? The Professional Writing Student Association’s (PWSA) online literary magazine Inventio is calling for creative pieces for its Spring issue 2.1!

Professional Writing and Beyond!

I took Professional Writing: An Introduction with Dr. Andrea McKenzie as an elective course in my first year. Describing it as mind-blowing and earth-shattering might still be the understatement of the century…

Video Recap: Fall Campus Day!

In case you missed Fall Campus Day 2022, here is our video recap. We’re always here to answer questions, so feel free to reach out!

Major or Minor in Professional Writing!

Join a rich and active community of students, staff, and faculty in Professional Writing for one of the best undergraduate experiences around.

Keynote Speaker Event: Amanda Betts

Interested in the publishing industry? Come meet industry titan, Amanda Betts, senior editor at Knopf & Penguin Random House Canada.

Adventures in Professional Writing

In Professional Writing, you don’t have to wait until after your degree to pursue your dreams. Sashoy Wilson reflects on her co-curricular learning adventures as an English & Professional Writing (and Linguistics!) Major.