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 […]
Are you applying to graduate school? Working on the applications can be overwhelming but help is on the horizon! The Writing Centre can help with graduate school questions and application drafts— you can ask our experts during one-to-one appointments or drop-in hours! All of the Writing Centre’s instructors have advanced degrees, which means at one […]
It’s the final stretch! After Dec. 17, the Writing Centre wraps up its Fall programming, which includes one-to-one appointments, drop-in sessions, workshops, and more! But don’t worry, we still have ways for students to get writing resources as they finish up their final submissions, whether it’s prose or digital-based! Resource for paper-based assignments If you’re […]
Being a PhD student can be isolating. But help is on the way! The Writing Centre’s popular PhD Writers Café invites graduate students from across LA&PS to sign up for the upcoming Winter 2023 term!
Organized by graduate writing specialist, Dr. Keith O’Regan, the new Café will accept applications starting Nov. 25!
At the Writing Centre, students can reserve two 50-minute appointments each week with a judgement-free writing expert. But, now that you just booked your one-to-one appointment, what do you do next? Well, here are some tips for how to get ready! 1. Decide What Kind of Support you want Beforehand It doesn’t matter which stage […]
Oftentimes, students aren’t sure of what kind of help the Writing Centre can support. At its core, the Centre is flexible and ready to assist students with any course assignment at any stage of the writing process. As Writing Centre director Jon Sufrin explains, The Writing Centre is glad to help students with any course-related […]
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 […]
The Writing Centre is looking forward to delivering our services in a hybrid method starting this September! Monday through Thursday, our one-to-one appointments and drop-in services will be delivered on-campus while on Friday and Saturday, the Writing Centre will be fully remote. Throughout the year, there will also be some limited in-person events. With this […]
The Writing Centre is excited to introduce our new in-class-visit program, Demystifying Academic Writing, which furthers the Writing Centre’s mission to support student success across the curriculum. The program is an excellent opportunity for instructors to contribute to their students’ success by introducing them to both the Writing Centre’s resources and its process-based approach to understanding […]
The Jan Rehner online journal is back with its newly released issue, Vol. 7 No. 1. This year’s edition includes honourable mentions and winning submissions that entered the Fall/Winter 2021 Jan Rehner Prize for Writing contest. The Jan Rehner Prize for Writing is an Undergraduate department-level writing award, created in honour of Jan Rehner, a […]