Writing Support
The Graduate School offers one-on-one writing assistance for graduate students from any department and at any stage of the writing process.
Our interdisciplinary group of Graduate Writing Fellows are here to support you in any writing relevant to your work as a graduate student, from first-semester assignments to the dissertation and beyond. Through in-person or online interactive sessions, we can help with idea development and drafting, organization and flow, style and grammar, and source integration and formatting. Please note that we are not able to proofread or edit your writing.
If you have pages for us to read, please submit them before the appointment so we can review in advance. We strongly recommend scheduling appointments at least ten days in advance of a given deadline.
Unable to find an open time? Have a request for further support or want to report an amazing session with one of our fellows? E-mail GraduateWritingCenter@IllinoisState.edu, and we will respond as quickly as we can.
Additional Resources
Video tutorials on Thesis/Dissertation formatting
Milner Library's Guide to Academic Writing - Resource repository for topics related to academic writing including strategies for writing, grammar, punctuation, and avoiding plagiarism & self-plagiarism as well as information on writing literature reviews and abstracts.
Milner Library's Guide to Citing Sources - Style guides for APA, MLA, Chicago, and other citation methods, as well as source management/citation creation suggestions.
Graduate Student Canvas Site - Collection of resources related to writing support.