WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Welcome back, Horned Frogs!
- Undergraduates: Whether you are a first-year student or a graduating senior, we are here to help you with personal essays, research papers, lab reports, group papers, internship or grad school applications, and cover letters and resumes for job searches. Read more here…
- Faculty: We can support your teaching in many ways –whether short class visits to acquaint your students with our services, or longer workshops on writing strategies and documentation styles. You can also include our syllabus statement and QR code in your course syllabi and rubrics. Read more here…
- Graduate students! Our professional writing consultant Dr. Lindsay Dunn facilitates Write Now, a weekly graduate writing group that offers support and structure in a relaxed setting to grad students in all stages of their academic careers. Now in its fifth year, this group meets on every Wednesday from 2-4 p.m. in the Center’s spacious conference room in 419 Reed Hall to share research writing experiences and works in progress. Dr. Dunn is available to encourage and assist grad writers working on thesis or dissertation chapters, prospectuses, academic publications, conference papers, and seminar papers. This year’s format will be “hybrid” via Zoom to accommodate TCU grad students working at some distance. Contact Dr. Dunn for more details. Read more here…
- TCU fiction writers! This semester, professional writing consultant Dr. Sidney Thompson is hosting a bi-monthly fiction writers’ group, Thank Goodness It’s Fiction Friday. Participants will share work, receive constructive feedback, and tips. Sessions will include voice, characterization, structure, the importance of reading and field research, and guest speakers. TGIFF meets every other Friday afternoon from 2-4 p.m. in the Center for Writing’s conference room in 419 Reed Hall. TGIFF will meet on these dates this semester: Aug. 26, Sept. 9 & 23, Oct 14 & 21, Nov. 4 & 18, and Dec. 2. Contact Dr. Thompson for more details. Read more here…
We’ve expanded your options!
This fall we are offering you three opportunities for expert writing assistance.
- To book an in-person appointment, please go to our online scheduler and select the in-person menu to choose your consultant and time.
- If you prefer a Zoom appointment, select the Zoom menu on our online scheduler to choose your consultant and time. Each consultant’s stable Zoom address will appear under their name. At the time of your appointment, click on the link and you’ll enter the consultant’s waiting room.
- To access online help with your writing via e-mail, please visit online help submission and submit your papers as Word documents attached to an email to writingctr@tcu.edu. We will respond to submissions in the order in which we receive them. We usually return manuscripts with our suggestions for revision within two working days.
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