Contact
You can contact The Writing Center during our hours of operation by calling 608-263-1992 or by email at writing@wisc.edu.
Our location is 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Our official address, if you’d like to send us some old-fashioned fan mail, is:
The Writing Center
Department of English
University of Wisconsin-Madison
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
Contact the Writing Center —
How can I send good old-fashioned campus or US mail to the Writing Center?
How can I schedule, reschedule, or cancel an appointment at the main Writing Center?
How can I register for a Writing Center class?
How can I confirm or double check my registration for a Writing Center class?
How can I cancel my registration for a Writing Center class?
How can I work with a Writing Center tutor on a writing assignment?
How can I ask a quick question about writing?
I’m a professor, an academic staff instructor, or a TA. How can I arrange a Writing Center instructor to visit my or co-teach my class?
How can I learn more about teaching with writing (WAC)?
How can I learn about becoming an undergraduate Writing Fellow?
I’m a UW-Madison professor or academic staff instructor. How can I find out more about having a Writing Fellow work with one of my courses?
How can I get permission to link to the Writing Center website or use Writing Center handouts for my teaching?
How do I give the Writing Center feedback about the website?
How do I ask a general question or one about a topic not listed above?
How can I send good old-fashioned campus or US mail to the Writing Center?
The Writing Center, Department of English, 6171 Helen C. White Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 600 North Park St., Madison, WI 53706 - USA
How can I schedule, reschedule, or cancel an appointment at the main Writing Center?
You may call our friendly and knowledgeable telephone staff at 608-263-1992 or visit us in 6171 Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park St. – Madison, WI.
During the first three weeks of classes, in both the fall and spring, the Writing Center’s telephone is staffed:
Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Fridays: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
From the fourth week of classes through the final week of classes (and excluding breaks and holidays) the Writing Center’s telephone is staffed:
Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Fridays: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Please note that if you call this number at any other time you will hear a recorded message with basic information about the Writing Center.
How can I register for a Writing Center class?
Start here to learn about our Writing Center classes. You can register for a class on each of the individual class pages .
How can I confirm or double check my registration for a Writing Center class?
To confirm or double check your registration, you may call our friendly and knowledgeable telephone staff at 263-1992, write an email.
How can I cancel my registration for a Writing Center class?
To cancel your registration, you may fill out the registration cancellation form.
How can I arrange to work with a Writing Center instructor on a writing assignment?
You may make face-to-face appointments for in the main Writing Center or walk-in (first-come, first-served) at one of our satellite locations.
You may submit a draft (5 pages or less) for email instruction.
You may work in an online “chat” conference on a draft that is 5 pages or less.
How can I ask a quick question about writing?
Do you have nagging questions about sentence structure? Is some grammatical rule causing you to lose sleep? Don’t know where to begin with a documentation style? If so, send your questions to the Writing Consultant.
I’m a UW-Madsion professor, an academic staff instructor, or a teaching assistant. How can I arrange a Writing Center instructor to visit my or co-teach my class?
Your students are more likely to visit the Writing Center after a member of our staff has made a brief presentation about our services in your class. Every year, we make such presentations in undergraduate and graduate courses across campus.
How can I learn more about teaching with writing?
You can learn more about the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program here.
How can I learn about becoming an undergraduate Writing Fellow?
Writing Fellows are assigned to Writing Intensive or Comm-B courses in which they work closely with professors as well as student writers. Learn more here.
I’m a professor or academic staff instructor. How can I find out more about having a Writing Fellow work with one of my courses?
Professors teaching small Writing Intensive or Comm-B classes without TAs can ask to work with Writing Fellows. Learn more here.
How can I get permission to link to the Writing Center website or use Writing Center instructional materials for my teaching?
If you would likepermission to add a link to the Writing Center on your website or to use handouts reproduced from the Writer’s Handbook, please email us here.
We have developed numerous handouts that you can duplicate for use in your teaching. For many of these handouts, see our website, under “Writer’s Handbook,” or request a copy of a specific handout to be sent to you via campus mail by email.
How do I give the Writing Center feedback about the website?
At the Writing Center we believe in revision. Ask anyone.
But it’s not just what we tell everyone who walks in the door. It’s what we do. This web site is no exception to our rule. We’re constantly revising, improving, and responding to the feedback that people are kind enough to take the time to give us.
You can be one of those people! Please, take a moment and fill out this form to tell us what you think about our web site, or about anything we do (in an official capacity, of course). We appreciate the opportunity to make our resources more useful to you!
How do I ask a general question or one about a topic not listed above?
If you have questions about any of the Writing Center’s services, please send email to writing@wisc.edu. You can expect an answer within two business days.
