To access our Online Writing Lab (OWL), in an email message, please attach your essay and include the following: 

  • your name
  • your ID number
  • your classification
  • the purpose of  your writing
  • what you'd like us to do for you

When you attached your document, if you are using Microsoft Word, use the .doc file extension. If you are using any other word processing program, please use a .txt extension. We cannot read files with any other extension type.

We'll send the file back to you as quickly as we can (1-2 business days).  Please send your drafts to:  writingctr@tcu.edu

Keep in mind that we have face-to-face hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (University Rickel Center #244), and we offer tutoring hours in our Annex in the Information Commons area of the library.   Center for Writing Annex hours are Monday through Friday 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday through Thursday 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Please let us know how we can help you with your writing.

 Thank you for visiting TCU's OWL. 

 

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Online Writing Lab (OWL)

The Center for Writing is an instructional service with the mission of helping members of the TCU community improve as writers.  Consultants offer feedback on writing projects to students, staff, and faculty from all academic disciplines. Consultants work with writers on such projects as essays, theses, dissertations, books, letters of application, articles, and other creative, personal, and academic projects.  In addition to serving as a friendly audience, consultants address any issue a writer would like to discuss, though consultations often focus on topic generation, organization of ideas, style, clarity, and documentation. 

The Center for Writing is not a proofreading or editing service.  Consultants will, however, provide instruction on identifying and correcting common punctuation errors and grammar problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated February 11, 2008.