Welcome

Closed For The Summer

The Farnham Writers’ Center works with students, faculty, staff, and local schools on all aspects of writing.  We seek to further a culture of writing at Colby and in the community through peer tutoring, faculty support, and special writing events.  As a writing resource, we provide information on good writing practices and guidance on grammar and documentation to the Colby community and online visitors. Please browse our site to discover everything we have to offer.  For a tutoring session, click on “Appointments.”  Happy Writing!

 

   So Much Happening…                    So Many Styles…                           So Much More…
 News & Announcements                    Documentation                            Posts and Podcasts

Rachel Haines ’13, Michael Langley ’13, and Melanie Brown ’13 in front of the Bean at the 2012 NCPTW in Chicago

Writers’ Center News

Announcements

Blast from the past

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Documentation lets readers locate writers’ sources. The four main academic documentation styles, MLA, APA, CSE, Chicago, serve different fields but all are cross-referencing systems of in-text citations and bibliographic information. Click below for information on these styles. “OWL” links to the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University; “Diana Hacker” links to composition sites for her writing guides; “Chicago” links to its online style guide.

MLA
….OWL
….Hacker
APA
….OWL
….Hacker
CSE 
….Hacker
Chicago
….Chicago
….OWL
….Hacker

Bro’s Online Welcome

Click below for podcasts by writing specialists, tweets by tutors, and a Q & A by the assistant director. 

Podcasts
Lisa Miller on writing lab reports
Elisabeth Stokes on the value of peer review
Paula Harrington on the work of the Writers’ Center
Arvia Sutandi on the experience of a writing fellow

Tweets
Follow A (Alex Gucinski’14)
Follow L (Lauren Fisher’ 13)
Follow O (Olivia Biagetti’14)

Posts
Ask Alexander