Writing Opportunities

While writing is an essential part of the curriculum, students also find opportunities to pursue and develop their writing outside of the classroom.
 
The Writing Center offers one-to-one or small group tutoring sessions for students in all classes working on writing projects in any course or subject area. Whether you need help brainstorming at the start of an assignment, developing an argument, citing sources accurately, or editing for structure or grammar, the Writing Center’s peer consultants can assist you any step along the way. They can even help with personal statements for internships, scholarships, or graduate school applications. Assistance is also available for oral presentations. To become a peer writing consultant, students must take a semester-long training course to learn the best practices of helping other students with their writing.
 
The Washington College Review, our student-run academic journal, publishes student work across the disciplines throughout their time here, and has a fall SCE issue each year. The review highlights the quality of academic writing on Washington’s campus while showcasing the real work students are doing.
 
Other student-run writing opportunities providing venues for students to get hands-on experience writing and editing of different kinds include The Elm newspaper, Collegian literary magazine, Pegasus yearbook, and the Writers’ Union.
 
Majors, departments, and other campus programs bring writers and researchers to campus to give talks and meet with students throughout the academic year. The Washington College Rose O’Neill Literary House hosts a visiting writers series each year, inviting industry professionals to read, work with students, answer questions, and more.
 
Through coursework, clubs, publications, and more, students become writers at Washington College.