Listed below is a variety of campus resources for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in any phase of the writing process—from brainstorming in a collaborative group to preparing a proposal for a high-profile grant.
Writing Efficiency Sessions (Graduate Center, co-hosted with Postdoctoral Affairs)
Join peers for all or part of these two-hour online writing sessions. The goal of the sessions is to get writing done.
Online Writing Rooms (Writing Skills Improvement Program)
WSIP hosts a weekly online writing room for writers of all genres and backgrounds. Free for UArizona graduate students.
Graduate Writing Tutors
Free consultations by appointment with trained, certified graduate writing tutors.
Writing Skills Improvement Program Tutoring
Free and fee-based options available.
Graduate Writing Groups (Graduate Center)
Month-long writing communities to provide support and accountability for writing goals.
Postdoctoral Writing Accountability Groups (Postdoctoral Affairs)
Writing groups specifically for postdocs.
- Grant and Fellowship Writing Support (Graduate Center Office of Fellowships)
In workshops dedicated to developing grant writing skills, the GCOF works each year with 200-250 graduate students who are applying for funding. - Summer Fellowship Application Development Program (Graduate Center Office of Fellowships)
This program helps graduate students complete fellowship applications during the summer by providing a structured timetable and individualized writing support.
- Graduate Writing Lab Workshops (Graduate Center in collaboration with campus partners)
A variety of interactive writing programs offered each semester. - Writing Skills Improvement Program Writing Workshop Series
WSIP offers 50-minute workshops weekly throughout the semester. Participants are encouraged to bring samples of their own writing to practice skills.
- Graduate Writing Institute (Writing Skills Improvement Program)
The GWI helps graduate students complete advanced research projects, articles for publication, grant and research proposals, conference presentations, theses, and dissertations. Fees may vary depending on the program. - Writing Boost! Program (Writing Skills Improvement Program)
The Writing Boost! is a new week-long online writing institute and boot camp, offering workshops and individual tutoring. It begins August 9th, and applications are now live through the above link. - Summer Fellowship Application Support (Graduate Center Office of Fellowships)
This program helps graduate students complete fellowship applications during the summer by providing a structured timetable and individualized writing support. - Writing Efficiency Sessions (Graduate Center, co-hosted with Postdoctoral Affairs)
Join peers for all or part of these two-hour online writing sessions. The goal of the sessions is to get writing done.
- Editing Services (fee-based) (Writing Skills Improvement Program)
The Writing Skills Improvement Program has a staff of professional editors with extensive experience; they are available to edit most types of writing. WSIP editors specialize in line editing (i.e., grammar, punctuation, overall clarity) and reference styles. They may offer minor insights, suggestions, or questions about content, structure, and organization. Copyright and reprint permissions are the responsibility of the author. They do not edit class assignments. Currently, they do not provide manuscript format editing (table of contents, headings, titles, etc.).
- Read & Write software (SALT Center)
Do your ideas flow better when you speak than when you type? Try Speech to Text. The UA software license allows students to install Speech to Text on their personal devices. - Accessible Documents and PDFs (UArizona IT Accessibility) website
- Writing and Learning Project (UArizona Office of Instruction & Assessment)
Resources and communities for improving writing instruction. - Academic Phrasebook
Help finding the best words to describe academic work. - Write & Cite (UArizona University Libraries)
Organize and cite your sources (e.g., RefWorks, EndNote Web, Mendeley, Zotero).
Refer to citation guides for MLA, APA, Chicago, and subject-specific styles.
Avoid plagiarism and understand copyright. - Purdue OWL resources for graduate writers
Includes an overview of genres of writing in graduate school and advice for specific types of academic writing. - Writing & Publishing resources (The Graduate Center)
Additional compilation of resources, including research best practices and downloadable presentations.
- Purdue OWL faculty guide for working with graduate writers