About the Writing Center

The University of Iowa Writing Center was started by Carrie Stanley in 1934, making it one of the first writing centers in the United States.

The Center has a long-standing tradition of one-to-one instruction in rhetorical and communication skills. An understanding of how discourse, whether of writing, speaking, reading, or listening, is both purpose and audience-driven has been a hallmark of the Writing Center and its host department, Rhetoric.