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Writing support

Become a more effective writer and presenter

The Writing Centre offers writing support to AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and King's students in all undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

We can help with

  • Research papers

  • Thesis chapters 

  • Essays

  • Technical writing 

  • Class presentations and posters

  • Mock defense run-throughs 

  • Business reports

  • Applications and letters of intent 

  • Proposals

  • Presentation slides 

  • Dissertations

Daily drop-in session in Halifax

Monday to Friday, 10–11 a.m. and 2:30–3:30 p.m.
Drop-ins are 10-12-minute sessions (first-come, first-served, and no appointment required). 

Workshops

Register for and find detailed information for all events and workshops on our (NetID login required).

The Writing Centre offers daily group online writing sessions every weekday morning from 10:05–10:55 a.m. Join us to set writing goals and write against the clock in two 23-minute bursts. No preregistration or commitment is necessary. Come to as many or as few sessions as you like!

We offer free online workshops to all AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ and Kingʼs students on Wednesday and Thursday from 2–3 p.m.

Topics include:

  • Writing quickly in class

  • Critical thinking for research

  • Constructing sentences and clauses

  • Constructing paragraphs

  • Building confidence as a scholarly writer

  • Writing the literature review

We also offer weekly GradPD workshops in partnership with the Faculty of Graduate Studies and hold a Grad Writing Week four times a year.

(NetID login required).

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about being honest in the way you do your scholarly work. Essentially, it is the set of rules you must follow to be good citizens of the academic community. You will have many assignments (research papers, essays, lab reports, proposals, slide presentations, and others), and you will have to make sure that what you pass in for evaluation is completely your own, and that contributions of others (your sources) are used and acknowledged properly.  

The Writing Centre staff are faculty members, staff members, and senior students who can help you with academic integrity issues. Please email writingc@dal.ca for an appointment. 

Main locations and hours

Halifax

Killam Memorial Library, Learning Commons G40C, main level 

writingc@dal.ca

Online hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

In-person hours: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

 for other appointment options in Halifax (NetID login required). 

Truro

MacRae Library, Main level (135 College Rd.)

acwrite@dal.ca

Monday, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Thursday, 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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