Writing Centre

The Writing Centre is closed for the summer. See you in September!

The Writing Centre welcomes writers to come and talk about their writing. In the centre, we share writing strategies, a reference library, and access to online writing resources. The centre is open to all students and faculty at no charge.

BOLD Summer Reading List 2012

If you're looking for reading suggestions, click here to see the list compiled from suggestions offered by Brescia students, staff and faculty in April 2012.

BOLD-Summer-Reading-list-Spring-2012

Individual Writing Consultations

Book an appointment or drop in
Plan to visit for up to 50 minutes

Bring your ideas, doodles, drafts, and assignment sheets

Writing Workshops

Three workshops will be offered as part of the University Student Toolkit certificate program.

Plagiarism 101 – Ideas, Conversations and Academic Integrity
The Essay – Structure and Content
The Editor's Tips – Editing and Revising Strategies

Additional workshops may be offered in response to student or faculty requests.

Writing in French

Book an appointment with our peer tutors, on Monday from 9:30-12:30 or on Fridays from 11:00-12:00 to discuss writing in French. If you wish to practice your conversation skills, they will be happy to have a chat.

Faculty Resources

We welcome faculty to contact us about visiting classrooms to promote the writing centre. Mini workshops and classroom presentations about writing topics may also be arranged.

Literacy, Learning and Teaching

In a student-centred setting, our writing skills instructor and peer tutors will help you to find your voice in the academic community.

We help writers to:

Improve reading strategies
Conquer writer’s block
Assess the writing process
Clarify ideas
Discover disciplinary conventions
Analyze essay and paragraph structures
Learn self-editing and revising techniques
Develop strategies for effective communication in English

Together, we:

Create a compassionate writing community
Empower writers’ academic, professional, and creative voices
Invigorate student thinking and writing
Engage in active learning
Teach, learn, and explore literacy

Visiting Speakers

Check here for updates about visiting speakers and writing workshops.

Contact us

View our location, hours and contact information.

Brescia’s Writing Centre is the place for all writers.