DAESAThe Writing ProgramGraduate Writing Center (GWC)

Graduate Writing Center

Graduate students collaborate on writing.

Our Mission

The mission of the Graduate Writing Center (GWC) is to assist graduate students from all disciplines with all types of written communications, including coursework, theses or dissertations, scholarly work, job search materials, and teaching materials.

The GWC offers individual online and in-person consultations during which trained peer and professional consultants work with writers to help them learn to organize, substantiate, and revise their own writing.

This short video shares the personal experiences of graduate students who have worked with the Graduate Writing Center to strengthen their writing.

Read about our consultants, and feel free to select a consultant based on their background and expertise.

Contact

Email: gwc.wsu@wsu.edu

Hours

By appointment only.

Online and in-person availability is listed in the GWC Bookings calendar.

Location & Appointments

All consultations are by appointment.

In-person consultations take place on the Pullman campus in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE) Room 402G.

Online consultations take place through Zoom. The GWC consultant will email a link for the Zoom room to you prior to your meeting time.

After you schedule a consultation through the GWC Bookings calendar, your writing consultant will email you in one or two business days.

Services (Online & In-Person)

  • In one-with-one consultations with trained consultants, you can
    • Improve your writing in a supportive and friendly environment, at any stage of the writing process.
    • Learn tools of revision, including paraphrasing sentences and organizing your ideas.
    • Learn and practice proofreading techniques so you can polish your own writing.
  • 1-credit courses that support you with the writing you’re doing in your program
  • Workshops for writing and professional development

Policies

  • Consultations cannot be booked within 48 hours of the start time. Consultations can usually be scheduled up to two weeks in advance.
  • Consultations are conducted through Zoom or in-person. You will make this decision with your consultant after booking with them.
  • Writing submitted should be no longer than 15 double-spaced pages, in a .doc or .docx file type, and sent to your consultant at least 24 hours in advance of your appointment. If this isn’t possible, email your consultant to let them know.
  • Students must use a WSU email for all correspondence with our consultants.

Additional Information

  • We take privacy very seriously. Student writing will not be shared by consultants without the student’s permission.
  • Multiple last-minute cancellations or no-show appointments may result in refusal of service in the future.
  • Each student can make a maximum of 2 appointments per week. Requests for an exception to this policy should be made to gwc.wsu@wsu.edu.

Additional information for online appointments

  • Students must have access to both audio and video through Zoom.
  • Students must have access to a WSU Zoom account to use our online consultation services.
  • Meeting details, including Zoom links, will be shared by the consultant through email.