The Writing Studio at Georgia State provides free writing tutorials for various writing projects. Our services are available to all faculty, staff, and students.
If you are new to the Writing Studio, please check out the following help section: Information about the Writing Studio.
Interested in an online tutorial? Learn more by visiting the Online Tutorial page.
Check back often as we plan to add additional content on an ongoing basis.
Agnes Scott College has fantastic handouts that students often find helpful. A wide range of topics are covered!
On our Resources Page, we've put together a list of popular online sites that connect to writing. If there's a particular resource that you enjoy using or find helpful, and it's not listed, we invite you to share it with us by sending an e-mail message to writing@gsu.edu with a Subject Line of "Writing Resource Attention Webmaster."
Do you help with papers not related to a class?
Yes, we will work with students on any writing assignment.
Students often bring in personal statements or essays for graduate school,
internships, and scholarship applications.
Do you help with grammar?
We are eager to help students become better readers
of their own work. However, we will not edit or proofread papers. For
example, if a student’s paper has many comma splices, a tutor may
point outone or two, discuss how to fix the error, and then encourage
the student to correct his or her own paper. Writing is a process and
our goal is to help students become better writers by fully engaging in
this process. Having a tutor line edit a paper does not help a student
learn.
Why can’t tutors write on my paper?
Writing is a process, and it involves a series of choices
to be made by the individual writer. We encourage students to take responsibility
for those choices and the work they produce. Students learn best by correcting
their own mistakes and making their own notes on how to revise a paper.
During a discussion, a student and tutor may generate many ideas about
how to improve a paper, but it is ultimately the student’s responsibility
to make these changes on the actual text.
Can graduate students get help
at the Writing Studio?
Yes, we work with both undergraduate and graduate students.
Please note that each academic discipline has its own conventions and
traditions when it comes to writing. Our tutors may not be specialists
in your specific discipline.
Do you help non-native speakers
of English?
Yes, we gladly work with non-native speakers
of English with writing. However, as mentioned above, we are not an editing
or proofreading service. We will help non-native speakers with grammar
in accordance with our philosophy, by helping them learn to correct their
own mistakes. In some instances, we may refer them to specialists in order to help them succeed.
May I bring my 15 or 20 page paper?
Yes, you may bring a long paper to a tutorial,
but you will likely not be able to discuss the entire paper during the
session. With a longer text it is best to select one or two sections or
specific concerns to focus on during a session. Also, please see the question
above about grammar.
