The Writing Center offers and co-hosts a variety of events and workshops throughout the year. Check this page regularly to stay up to date on upcoming events and workshops. If you are interested in co-hosting an event with The Writing Center, please reach out to the Associate Director at (writeon@ucsc.edu).
Please scroll down to see the Writing Center’s various program offerings.
Calendar of Events
Undergraduate & Graduate Student Writing Tutoring
The Writing Center provides individual tutoring for undergraduates and grad students. Graduate students may also sign up for grad writing groups group through our VOCES Graduate Student Writing Center. The center supports diverse writing needs, including those listed below.
WRITING PROCESS
- Prewriting
- Writing
- Revising
- Rough Draft
- Final Polishing
ACADEMIC/CREATIVE WRITING
- Graduate Seminar Papers
- Proposals & Articles
- Dissertation Chapters
- Narrative & Fictional Writing
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Resumes & CVs
- Personal & Artist Statements
- Grant Applications
- Fellowship Applications & More
To make an appointment, scan the appropriate QR code below or go to ucsc.mywconline.com.
Undergraduates
Undergraduates may use the QR code below to book a tutor in the “Summer 2025 Tutoring for Undergrads” schedule.
Graduate Students
Graduate students may use the QR code below to book a tutor in the “Summer 2025 Grad Student Tutoring – VOCES” schedule.
Graduate Student Writing Group – Rebellious Chingone
Purpose: All graduate students are welcome to join the Rebellious Chingone Writers for Liberation writing group. We are a collective of radical, rebellious, chingone/x graduate students dedicated to writing together en comunidad (in community). Our vision is to create a recurring communal writing space, share strategies, challenge dominant narratives and spaces, and breathe life into ourselves and our writing projects. We offer twice-weekly writing groups and periodic writing retreats. This writing group is offered by the VOCES Graduate Writing Center, the Writing Center and HSI Initiatives of UCSC.
Days/Times: Mondays 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM, and Wednesdays, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Start and End Dates of Summer 2025 groups: July 7 – August 27
Location: Hybrid (In-person + Zoom)
To Join: Please complete this intake form.
Contact: For more information, contact grad writing tutors Betsy Centeno or Sylvane Vaccarino
“Citation Matters” Workshops for Summer 2025:
Citation Matters is a one-hour online workshop will focus on academic integrity in writing. The workshop instructor will be a Writing Center tutor. Topics will include proper citation, paraphrasing, avoiding plagiarism, and more. All undergraduate students, graduate students, and interested faculty may sign up for Citation Matters. To sign up, please go to “ucsc.mywconline.com” and under “Select a Schedule,” select “Citation Matters Workshop” for one of these dates:
- Monday, July 21, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
- Thursday, August 14 at 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
If you have any questions, please email the writing center at writeon@ucsc.edu.