The University of Tennessee at Martin-Writing Center

11/01/2023

We had a blast at our Dark Academia Halloween Party yesterday afternoon! We talked about the genre, read some short stories, and ate some tasty food!

09/29/2023

08/21/2023

Happy first day of school! As the semester begins, remember to visit the Writing Center for help with any writing assignment. Start your semester off right!

See our webpage for more info https://www.utm.edu/offices-and-services/hortense-parrish-writing-center/

07/31/2023

Happy , Skyhawks! We are proud to call West Tennessee home 🧡💙.

03/27/2023

Mark your calendars! Join us for the showing of senior theatre student Paul Watkins' capstone production of John Logan's "Red". "Red" is an intense and exciting two-handed play that centers on the painter Mark Rothko and his assistant, Ken, as they undertake a mural project that could be the painter's undoing. Directed by Emmie Porter and co-starring Lymonte Thomas, this play will have showings at 7 PM on April 14-15 in the William H. Snyder Little Theatre.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

03/27/2023

Calling all tea party enthusiasts: Come join the Writing Center today for a literary tea party from 3-5 p.m. in the library! There will be various assortments of tea, snacks, sweets and more! Come out and join us as we read about famous tea parties in literature! We even encourage participants to dress up, if they can!

Here is the link to RSVP for the event: https://runway.utm.edu/event/8959670

We hope to see you all there!

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09/26/2022

Calling all writers: the Writing Center is hosting a scary story contest on October 27th!

There are two categories: Creepy Campus & Old-Fashioned Ghost Story. These do not have to be only stories, they can also be spooky poems, essays, ekphrases, etc.

The deadline for submissions is October 25th! Just email your submission(s) to [email protected]!

The even will be held in Humanities 209 at 3:30 on October 27th. We hope to see you there!

09/14/2022

Shoutout to our student tutors who participated and won the table decorating contest at the PML Open House! The theme was “Colors of the World”, and Eli and Ryesa chose the United Kingdom!

Thanks to everyone who came out to support the Writing Center!

09/08/2022

Just a reminder: we take appointments all throughout the week! The best way we can service your writing needs is by appointment. Just use the above website and create a Writing Center account to book an appointment with us!