The Writing Workshop provides writers at Northern Arizona University with an opportunity for close contact with a supportive yet critical audience. We believe the only way to write well is by writing and rewriting.
Writing is a complex process involving a wide range of thinking skills.
During the 1997-1998 year, Workshop tutors held over 1700 individual conferences with students at all levels and from all disciplines. Tutoring services are available either by appointment or on a walk-in basis, and conferences usually last between 30 and 60 minutes. Tutors will work with writers on any part of the writing process from pre-writing to revising to helping interpret graded papers. At the Writing Workshop, the writer does the work. Though this process is at times arduous and time-consuming, it is the approach that allows students to most actively improve their writing.