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The Writing Centre's program of workshops, credit courses, and one-on-one writing sessions is designed to support students at Queen's in thinking and writing effectively in all disciplines at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Appointments to discuss your work with professional staff are available, free of charge, throughout the day and evening and on Saturday mornings in the fall and winter terms.
You may also use one appointment to work on an application or resume.
To book a one-on-one appointment for up to 50 minutes with a staff consultant, call 613-533-6315 or drop by the Writing Centre office in the Learning Commons, Stauffer Library, ground floor.
THE PEER TUTOR DROP-IN program, staffed by trained student 
writing coaches, runs in the evening, Monday-Thursday, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Appointments are 20 minutes in length.
To ensure an appointment space, sign up on the sheets on the white board outside our office. Sheets for the following week are posted every Friday morning. You can also just drop in, but at this time of year, it's a good idea to book, as spots fill up fast.
Peer tutors do not proofread. Instead, they teach proofreading and editing techniques and skills for you to apply to your work.
Our English as a Second Language program provides writing support to students whose first language is not English, offering a variety of resources including workshops, ESL handouts, books, and help in preparing for English proficiency tests, particularly for engineering students.
ESL students are welcome to make appointments with any writing tutors. Students with particular concerns about their writing in English can arrange a consultation with the Writing Centre's ESL program coordinator, Donna Katinas.
Please note: the Writing Centre is not a proofreading service.
PLAN AHEAD: Appointments become scarce at periods when many essays are due, so make an appointment early in the process, ideally for several days to a week before your paper's deadline.
COME WITH QUESTIONS: Note on your paper anywhere you are unsure of the writing or have a question, whether about grammar issues or structure. With your questions worked out ahead of time, you will be able to use your appointment time most effectively.
BRING: Besides the draft of your paper, bring your instructor's assignment sheet, any book you are responding to, outside resources, grading rubrics, notes, etc.
If you are still trying to decide what to write on or how to focus your ideas, bring notes on the options you're considering. Use the session as a sounding board to focus or choose what direction to take next.
CHECK OUT our online resource: How to Get the Most from Your Writing Centre Appointment (PDF 251KB)
Summary of insights from our March forum on writing at Queen's. (PDF 133KB)
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ALL YOU NEED TO GET STARTED ON YOUR PAPER:
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Second edition by Les Casson and Writing Centre staff
Available at the Campus Bookstore for $9 plus tax
Do you have a brief question about grammar, style, format, or usage? You can e-mail your inquiry to us at our Syntax writing hotline.
Deanna Mason is one of our staff of 22 academic faculty and professional writers and editors.
Writing Centre
Since 2007. Tutor-marker, WRIT 125.
Academics
B.A. (Hons., English, University of Western Ontario); M.A. (English, UWO); Ph.D. (English, Queen’s)
Professional Details:
My dissertation, “‘The Perennial Dramas of the East’: Representations of the Middle East in the Writing and Art of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt,” combined literary criticism with art history. I have taught courses in the Department of English, including Introduction to the Study of Literature in English, Selected Women Writers I, and Victorian Literature.
Interests:
As my professional life revolves around writing and reading (usually at a desk), I get outside as much as possible in my free time. I am devoted to cycling, and running, and frequent yoga practice and almost equally frequent vegan baking. I live in Kingston with my husband, Brandon, and our rescued orange tabby cat, Callie.
since 13 September 2011 / website last updated 3 January 2012
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