The Daniels Writing Centre is a resource for undergraduate and graduate students across all programs who want to develop their academic writing, research and related skills. The Writing Centre offers consultation-based support for integrating written, spoken and visual communication at any stage of the process, from initial idea development to finishing touches.

Find more resources on the Writing Centre’s website.

Book an appointment (waitlist available): uoft.me/writingcentres

Writing Process: assignment interpretation; critical thinking; effective reading; idea-generation; research methods; organizing ideas for essays, presentations, exhibitions, and publications developing a thesis; revision; acknowledging and citing sources and influences.

Writer’s Voice: developing your voice and exploring multiliteracy; conventions and possibilities of writing in the arts and sciences; vocabulary.

Types of Writing: formal analyses; reading responses; artist's statements; research papers; annotated bibliographies; presentations; proposals and applications; portfolio organization and writing.

Visits that require booking: To make an appointment, click on any of the available (white) times. You may book an appointment up to 60 minutes prior to start time.

• IN-PERSON 50-minute appointments: conversation format in ESC1019 (Groups of 2-3 students can also book the same time-slot)

• ONLINE 50-minute appointments: synchronous video calls (Groups of 2-3 can also book the same time-slot).

• WRITTEN FEEDBACK: asynchronous appointments (uploading a document for feedback).

Please bring the assignment brief as well as feedback or comments from your instructor and teaching assistant. Remember, this is not an editing service.

Visits that do not require booking:

• WEEKLY MIDDAY DROP-INS: you will find one of our writing instructors in the Daniels Café Common Area at 1 Spadina.

• NIGHT WRITERS: evening writing sessions at the library.

Here is the Daniels Writing Centre’s Fall 2024 Drop-in Services schedule (Drop-Ins, Night Writers)

Daniels Writing Centre

Earth Sciences Centre
Room ESC1019
33 Willcocks Street
Toronto, ON M5S 3B3

Contact

Rim Fathallah, Director 
writing@daniels.utoronto.ca