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Dissertation Writers’ Retreat May 18-22nd, 2015 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. SPONSORED BY THE WRITING STUDIO, THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL, AND THE GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK PhD students often use their summers to make significant headway on their dissertations. This May, the Writing Studio… Read More

Click here to download and view the Undergraduate Writing Symposium Program 2015 On Sunday afternoon, March 29, 2015, Vanderbilt will host its seventh annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, a forum for excellent undergraduate writing of all kinds. In addition to essays, the Symposium will feature the… Read More

Each year the Writing Studio conducts the competition for the Henrietta Morgan Memorial Award for first-year writers. Established by William Morgan in memory of his wife, the award goes to the first-year student who submits the best sample of original writing. The winning student’s name… Read More

The Writing Studio “On Writing” Series will present “Research, Advocacy, and the Academy: Making Writing Count” on Wednesday, February 25, at 4:30pm in Alumni Hall 100. Join George Hornberger, University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Science, Craig E. Philip Professor in Engineering, Professor of Earth… Read More

The Writing Studio is in the process of hiring Graduate Writing Consultants for the 2015-2016 academic year. Available positions for graduate students include Graduate Consultants, who offer 5-15 hours of writing consultation per week, as well as the following fellowships: the Arts and Science Writing Fellow, the Peabody Writing Fellow,… Read More

In January 2015, the Writing Studio will begin its hiring process for 2015-2016 Undergraduate Writing Consultant positions. Undergraduate Consultants earn $10.00 per hour. All Vanderbilt undergraduates with an overall GPA of 3.5 or better are welcome to apply. Application Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2015 Click here… Read More

By Faith Barter English Writing Fellow for Fall 2014, Vanderbilt Writing Studio As someone who thrives on the semester-long relationships built through classroom teaching, I began my semester as a Writing Studio Fellow with some trepidation. Would I spend the semester making tentative connections with clients I would… Read More

As classes wind up and the semester enters its final stretch, we want to make sure you know that the Writing Studio will be open throughout most of the exam period. Our last appointments of the semester will be during the day on Thursday, December 11 (no evening hours that… Read More

Held each March, the Undergraduate Writing Symposium provides an opportunity for Vanderbilt to celebrate and showcase the exemplary writing of its undergraduate students. We welcome nomination of argumentative essays, research reports, and other writing projects that can be read aloud.  Any piece completed during the 2014 calendar year is welcome… Read More

The Writing Studio is excited to add evening hours at our location in Alumni Hall for the first time ever. Starting this fall, we’ll be open Wednesday and Thursday nights until 10:00pm in 117 Alumni Hall. We will be continuing to offer evening hours at our location in the Commons… Read More