The Write Place

The Writing Center, Building 51, houses the Writing Lab, Language Lab, and other areas that offer services to UWF students, faculty, administrators, and staff. Any university student, whether or not enrolled in a composition course, may use the Writing Lab for help with writing problems. The Writing Lab offers paper reading/critiquing and tutoring in grammar and usage, mechanics, and sentence structure.

The Write Schedule

The Writing Skills Lab is available for students' use approximately forty (40) hours a week. It is open five days a week, with some additional evening hours and Saturdays when staffing is available. Specific schedules are announced each term and posted at the Writing Lab.

The Write Services

Got a grammar question?
Call the Grammar Hotline: (850)474-2029 or email writelab@uwf.edu

Faculty and Staff

Frequently Asked Questions

• Got a question about a graded paper?
  -Use our paper tutoring service.
• Want a paper read for grammatical correctness, content, documentation style, and manuscript format?
  -See a Paper Reader in the Writing Lab.
• Need some information on Turabian, APA, or MLA documentation style?
  -Pick up a Writing Lab handout.
• Want a résumé checked for grammar?
  -See a Paper Reader.
• Want to look at sample résumés?
  -See a Writing Lab assistant.
• Looking for help with American English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, sentence construction, word usage, and spelling?
  -Talk to a Labbie–a Writing Lab assistant.
• Need tips on professional/business writing?
  -Read our The Write Advice newsletter, guide to Professional/ Business Writing.
• Want to know what your writing deficiencies are?
  -Take the Writing Skills Diagnostic Test in the Writing Lab.
• Want to take a sample College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) English Language Skills (ELS) Subtest?
  -See a Writing Lab assistant.
• Want to write a sample CLAST essay?
  -See a Writing Lab assistant.
• Need help revising a graded essay?
  -See a Paper Reader.
• Need someone to write a paper for you?
  -You're on your own.

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