What we do, Who we are: We're here for you--any student, any writing, any stage in the writing process.
We know that at Huston-Tillotson University we are educating future leaders, who must be able to communicate effectively. Whatever your field of study or career goals, written communication skills are essential to your success. We’re here to help you accomplish your goals.
The HT Writers’ Studio invites all student writers to bring any writing project for a consultation with a trained peer or professional writing consultant. Any student writer may bring any type of writing project at any stage of the writing process.
We are not an editing or proofreading service, but we will help you learn to edit and proofread your own work, and we will give you feedback and share with you strategies to help you strengthen your writing skills.
Our goal is to help students develop their own writers’ voices, styles, and skills appropriate for academic, professional, public, and personal contexts. When you come to the Writers’ Studio, you explain to the consultant how you would like to focus your session. Most sessions last about thirty minutes, so we can’t cover every aspect of a writing project in one session. However, you may bring the same writing project back for another session on another day, at least a day before the assignment is due. At the end of the session, your consultant will ask if you would like a note sent to your professor describing what was covered in the session. If you ask us, we will send an email describing the work we did in the session to your professor. We do not comment on the quality of your writing or your writing ability.
Need help writing in the digital age? The Writers' Studio also provides assistance with multi-media compositions, including speeches, PowerPoint presentations and digital portfolios.
The HT Writers' Studio sponsors workshops and special events for writers and writing teachers. Look for announcements of creative writing, editing, research and documentation workshops! Look for announcements of visiting authors or sharing sessions for poets and other word artists!
The HT Writers’ Studio sponsors HT's WRITE PLACE on Blackboard, available to all HT Blackboard users. On our Blackboard site, you will find a variety of resources for writers:
Handouts for writers
Web resources for writers
Announcements of writing contests and publication opportunities
Writers’ Studio staff information
Discussion forums
Group sites for writing faculty and other organizations
The Writers' Studio is located in A-L 110, next door to the Center for Academic Excellence. We are open Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. -3 p.m.
Call us at 505.3087, or email writersstudio@htu.edu.
Walk-ins are welcome; appointments are encouraged, especially during peak times. The staff schedule is posted outside the Writers' Studio A-L 110.
Funded by Title III, the Writers' Studio provides a support center for the Huston-Tillotson University Writing Across the Curriculum Program. The Writers' Studio is a member of the International Writing Centers Association.