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Writing Center consultants can work with you on any kind of writing project, from course papers to job application materials and creative writing. We can also help with speeches and presentations. Our services are free and available to all students, staff and faculty at the University of Iowa. Support what we do by clicking the DONATE button on the right.

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Writing for all

The Writing Center is hosted by the Department of Rhetoric and is located in room 110 of the English Philosophy Building. Services are free and available to all students, faculty, and staff. Not affiliated with the UI? We also help staff a community writing center at the Iowa City and Coralville Public Library. Walk-in appointments available for Johnson County residents during the fall and spring semesters.

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Est. 1934

One of the first Writing Centers in the U.S.
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1:1

The Center has a long-standing tradition of one-to-one instruction in rhetorical and communication skills.

5,000

The number of hours of one-on-one writing instruction we provide each year.
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2,000

The number of students, faculty, and staff, we meet with each semester.
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Our Story

The University of Iowa Writing Center was started by Carrie Stanley in 1934, making it one of the first writing centers in the country. The center has a long-standing tradition of one-to-one instruction in rhetorical and communication skills.

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Events

Final Thesis Defense- Hannah Hansen (Daly)

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 1:30pm
Chemistry Building
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Just a word, and the word a movement.

Thursday, August 20, 2026 9:30pm
Theatre Building
A Theatre Arts Interdisciplinary Ten-Day Summer Workshop culminating in an experimental performance inspired by the University of Iowa Dada and Fluxus special collections.
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The Curious Case of Rapidly Rotating Stars - presented by Sadie Kobos; Graduate Student; Department of Physics and Astronomy

Friday, August 21, 2026 8:30pm to 9:00pm
Van Allen Hall

Please join us for the Astronomy Public Talk series, where we host short, accessible talks on a wide range of astronomy and physics-related topics—free and open to the public! This event will feature a presentation by UI Physics and Astronomy graduate student Sadie Kobos, who will discuss how recent discoveries have revealed that rapidly rotating stars do not behave as scientists once thought they should. As researchers begin to understand how these surprising findings are reshaping stellar...

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Music Fall Auditions

Monday, August 24 to Friday, August 28, 2026 (all day)
Voxman Music Building
Auditions are open to anyone, regardless of major!
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