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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.

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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

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Iowa Sciences Academy Scholar Symposium

Saturday, January 31, 2026 10:00am to 12:00pm
Biology Building East

Join us for the annual ISA Scholar Symposium on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. Eleven Senior students will give short oral presentations about their research with a few minutes for questions and discussion. This event helps students gain experience in giving presentations in an oral format.

Study Abroad Faculty-led Program Information Session: (Re)tracing Anne Frank: Living, Fleeing, Hiding & Writing promotional image

Study Abroad Faculty-led Program Information Session: (Re)tracing Anne Frank: Living, Fleeing, Hiding & Writing

Monday, February 2, 2026 9:30am to 10:20am
Virtual
Learn more about this faculty-led study abroad program designed to familiarize yourself with Anne Frank’s life and legacy by following in her footsteps in Amsterdam, the city in which she hid, when life in Germany became too dangerous.

Three Month Seminar- Bichitra Borah (Margulis)

Monday, February 2, 2026 12:30pm
Chemistry Building

"Structure and Dynamics of Ionic Fluids Across Broad Temperature Regimes"

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Brady Martin, PhD; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa promotional image

Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar - Brady Martin, PhD; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa

Monday, February 2, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Van Allen Hall
Nuclear & Particle Physics Seminar
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