Welcome to the McGill Writing Centre!
Would you like to refine your academic writing skills or learn to write for a specific professional audience? The McGill Writing Centre (MWC) can help you to attain your goals. As a student in one of the MWC’s courses or workshops, you will learn essential writing techniques and tips that will help you to succeed both at university and in many different professions. Located in the McLennan-Redpath Library, the MWC provides a central resource for written communication, offering credit courses for both native and non-native English speakers. The MWC’s offerings emphasize writing strategies and techniques as well as self-editing processes that will help you to identify and eliminate common mistakes. The Centre’s instructors will show you how to organize your ideas, express yourself clearly, make convincing arguments, and reach the right audience.
Upcoming Placement Tests
June 3, 2013: 2:00-4:30pm, 688 Sherbrooke St. West, 12th floor, Room 1271
August 21, 2013: 11:00am-12:30pm, Faculty of Education, 6th floor, Room 627
Additional placement tests, TBA, will be held in August and September 2013.
The McGill Writing Centre Opening Hours
Monday 2-5pm
Tuesday 2-5pm
Wednesday 2-5pm
Thursday 9:30am to 12:30pm
Friday 9:30am to 12:30pm
Assignments must be dropped off during opening hours.
Special interest courses for Spring/Summer 2013
"The Play's the Thing": Introduction to Playwriting
Writing for Digital Media
Engineering Communication workshop
Academic Staff
Director: Sue Laver; B.A.(Simon Fraser), M.A.(East Anglia), Ph.D.(McG.) - Biography
Faculty Lecturers:
Robert Myles; B.A., M.A.(Car.), Ph.D.(McG.) - Biography
Carolyn Samuel; B.A., Dip.Ed.(McG.), M.Ed.(OISE) - Biography
Contact Information:
Map - Where to find us {pdf}
Telephone: 514-398-7109
Fax: 514-398-7416
Administrative inquiries should be sent to mwc [at] mcgill [dot] ca