News & Events

Dinner and a Draft, with Dennis C. Dickerson October 3, 2013 6:00-7:30 pm, Dean of the Commons Residence You have to eat. And you have to write. We think that makes “Dinner and a Draft” a match made in heaven. Join the Writing Studio for a feast… Read More

By Megan Minarich (Fall 2009) With the growing trend toward interdisciplinarity in academic settings, one should embrace consulting across the disciplines. Engaging in discourse with someone who is writing in a discipline other than one’s own presents a unique opportunity for growth for both consultants and clients. Consulting across the… Read More

By Jennifer Holt, Katherine Fusco, and Gary Jaeger Writing Studio consultants are trained to be good generalist readers. Many of us have even found ourselves committed to the idea that consultants have a significant advantage in conversation when we lack expertise either about an entire field or about the specific… Read More

By Erin Bradfield, former Graduate Writing Fellow The aroma of burritos, rice, and tortillas wafted down the hallway.  As six o’ clock approached, a group of students gathered at the Writing Studio in preparation for our session.  I had invited Professor Jonathan Neufeld to talk about his writing process over… Read More

By Christina Foran, former Writing Studio Staff (Spring 2009) Its tell-tale symptoms include heaviness in the pit of the stomach, avoidance facilitated by excessive facebook checking, and a mind completely… blank. Diagnosis: writer’s block, more formally known as writing anxiety or apprehension. This distressing emotional state plagues students and professionals… Read More

Tuesday, September 17 and September 24 4:00-5:30pm 205 Buttrick Hall During the first session of the workshop, participants will be led through a series of exercises and discussions intended to help them think critically and constructively about the arguments of their dissertations. During the week between the two sessions, participants will… Read More

On Sunday afternoon, March 30, 2014, Vanderbilt will host its sixth annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, a forum for excellent undergraduate writing of all kinds. In addition to essays, the Symposium will feature the great diversity of writing projects produced by students in all four undergraduate schools. The… Read More

By Bryn Chancellor (Originally posted Fall 2008) Dr. Robert Baum, M.D., loves the written word. Novels, medical journals of the past centuries, you name it. Of late, he has been reading works by historian Shelby Foote. Like any good book lover, he often asks colleagues and acquaintances what they are… Read More

By Christina Neckles, Former Writing Studio Staff (Originally posted Fall 2008) Fall semesters in the Writing Studio tend to be especially busy. In the first few months of school, motivated first-year students make special efforts to acclimate to the rigors of college-level work and to impress their professors. Bright upperclassmen… Read More

The Writing Studio will open for the fall semester in 117 Alumni Hall on Wednesday, August 21. Read More