Welcome!
The Writers Workshop and Speakers Workshop will be closed for Fall Break from 11/23-12/1. We will re-open on Monday, 12/2.
This scheduling system will allow you to use resources from both the Writers Workshop and Speakers Workshop. Register for an account and login to learn more about both resources and view open appointments.
You can use the "Select Schedule" feature underneath the login block to navigate directly to the Speakers Workshop schedule before logging in to sent directly to that page. Once logged in, you can navigate between schedules using the "Schedules" dropdown in the Main Menu.
For more information about the Speakers Workshop, click here.
For more information about the Writers Workshop, click here.
Speakers Workshop
The Speakers Workshop is a welcoming, low-stakes, peer-to-peer environment staffed by graduate and undergraduate students from across our Urbana-Champaign campus. We can assist at any stage of the process, from brainstorming and outlining to delivery practice and visual aid development. We offer in-person consultations in various locations across campus. For more information on the Speakers Workshop, click here or email speakersworkshop@illinois.edu.
Writers Workshop
Can't find an appointment?
We have extra consultants on staff during our online and Main Library drop-in hours (Sun-Thu, 4-9pm) for the weeks of 11/17 and 12/2.
We also have in-person drop-ins at the LAS Hub in Lincoln Hall (through the atrium): Tue 12-3, Wed 1-3, & Thu 11-2. Stop by and see us!
You can also add yourself to the waiting list for any day and be notified when an appointment opens up! For instructions, check out our FAQ page. Note that you will only be added to the waiting list for the schedule shown.
Appointments can be booked 10 days in advance, so check back often.
The Writers Workshop provides free support to all writers in the University of Illinois campus community across all forms of academic and professional writing, at any stage of the writing process. We offer writing groups, writing-related presentations, and writing consultations where we provide feedback on essays, research papers, personal statements, cover letters, theses and dissertations, manuscripts for publication, presentations, digital compositions, and anything between and beyond.
We offer:
- In-Person Appointments
- Video Call Appointments
- Written Feedback Appointments
- Drop-In Consultations (no appointment necessary!)
To make an appointment, new users will first need to register to create an account. Returning users may be asked to review and update their account the first time they access it for the semester. Find more information on our website about how to register and reserve appointments.
When logging in for an appointment, the system will allow three attempts at the correct password. After three incorrect attempts, the system will lock your account for 15 minutes. If that happens, please call or email us. We can reset your password and/or send you a link to the appointment.
Please view our calendar to learn more about upcoming presentations and Graduate Writing Groups.
For more information:
Phone: 217-333-8796
Email: wow@illinois.edu
Website: writersworkshop.illinois.edu
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