Welcome to the Graduate Writing Center!
Funded by the Graduate School and staffed by graduate student tutors, the Graduate Writing Center is ready to help graduate students and postdocs from all disciplines with their writing projects. Our goal is to help them become more confident writers.
Why Visit the Graduate Writing Center?
Writing Consultants can help you:
- Develop your ideas
- Consider your audience
- Organize your thoughts
- Plan your project
- Form good arguments
- Improve the clarity of your writing
- Shape paragraphs to improve continuity and flow
- Polish sentences to improve style and interest
- Recognize and correct common errors
Graduate tutors have experience working with:
- Research proposals
- Grant applications
- Articles for publication
- Conference papers
- Abstracts for papers
- Personal statements
- Dissertations
- CVs and resumes
- Class papers
- Various citation styles (APA, MLA, etc.)
Appointment Options
All three options are free to students pursuing Masters or Ph.D. degrees , as well as postdocs and medical residents, at the University of Utah!
Live, Online Tutoring
To speak with one of our tutors over Zoom, please make an appointment. Our tutors will not be able to write on your draft, but they will be able to read it and give you valuable feedback, including revision and proofreading suggestions.
In-Person Tutoring
To speak with one of our tutors in person, choose a tutor with the words "In-person" next to their name. Arrive to your appointment in MLIB 1180B with your own electronic or printed draft. Your tutor will access your writing from the intake form and view it on their laptop.
Asynchronous Tutoring
One of our graduate tutors has joined other graduate tutors in the eTutoring consortium to provide written feedback to writers across the United States. Your tutor will read your draft, write a letter containing your draft's strengths and weaknesses, and provide limited embedded comments and questions.
Click here to book an appointment
Live, Online Tutoring
- Please make an appointment at https://utah.mywconline.com/ .
- Upload your paper to the intake form.
- Click on "Start or Join Conversation" to start your Zoom meeting at your scheduled time.
Our tutors will not be able to write on your draft, but they will be able to read it and give you valuable feedback, including revision and proofreading suggestions.
In-Person Tutorials
- To speak with one of our tutors in person, please make an appointment at https://utah.mywconline.com/
- Choose a tutor with the words "In-person" next to their name.
- Upload your paper to the intake form.
- Arrive to your appointment in MLIB 1180B with your own electronic or printed draft.
Your tutor will access your writing from the intake form and view it on their laptop.
Asynchronous Tutoring
One of our graduate tutors has joined other graduate tutors in the eTutoring consortium to provide written feedback to writers across the United States. To get feedback from a graduate tutor in this consortium:
- Click on the following link: https://writingcenter.utah.edu/graduate-services/e-tutoring.php.
- Click on the first word, "eTutoring" and enter your CIS credentials.
- Find the Writing Lab in the center of your page and upload your paper.
- Flag it as a graduate-level paper and receive feedback within about 48 hours.
Your tutor will read your draft, write a letter containing your draft's strengths and weaknesses, and provide limited embedded comments and questions.