Re-opening for the fall semester September 8
We are located in building 305 on the 4th floor of the Library. We offer in-person and online appointments for VIU students. Contact WritingCentre@viu.ca for any Writing Centre and International Academic Support questions.
Choose how you meet with a tutor:
- face-to-face tutor to meet in the Writing Centre; choose an
- online tutor for a video chat option
- asynchronous etutoring option (you attach a document to the appointment; we look at it and reattach with our comments).
We also offer online workshops to assist with a range of academic issues. Check back for upcoming dates or check out our academic writing handouts for guidance.
Writing Centre information for other VIU campuses
What is the Writing Centre?
The Writing Centre is staffed by friendly VIU faculty tutors interested in talking about any aspect of your writing, whether it's clear writing, thesis statements, citation and documentation, grammar, or organizing an argument. Even if you just want to discuss an assignment before you get started (or at any other stage in the writing process), the Writing Centre is the place to come. We cooperate with our colleagues in International Academic Support whose focus is on international students (but we are happy to see international students too). For more information, check out our introductory video.
This service is free for registered VIU students.
How to access our services
Book a 25-minute face to face or online appointment up to twelve days ahead. The link also accesses our colleagues in International Academic Support: you might choose them if your issue is one more related to questions of second language use, but we will try to be useful with that too, and IAS are interested in your general academic issues as well.