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Writing Center
Welcome to the BC Writing Center!
The Writing Center is open from September 14, 2026 – December 18, 2026.
About Us
Located in Stokes 418S, the Writing Center offers one-to-one, 50-minute peer consultations to Boston College undergraduates looking for help with their writing. We work with written assignments from any discipline, as well as non-academic creative or professional writing projects. In addition, writing consultants offer support for multilingual and 1.5-gen students, including those in BC’s two-year Messina College. To see available times and make an appointment, select “Schedule an Appointment with an Academic Support Office” on your Navigate homepage.
The Writing Center’s mission is to build confidence in the writing process and to inspire lifelong writers. Writing Center consultants go through extensive training to work with peer undergraduates to brainstorm, analyze, and revise a wide range of academic, professional, civic, and creative projects. Respect for writers is a fundamental value and practice. We understand that writing concerns and questions, including barriers to writing and learning processes, can heighten the anxiety that many people already feel when going into an unknown space, and we work to make sure that writers feel welcomed, respected, and heard. The Writing Center is a collaborative, learning- and inquiry-based, asset-focused site of learning about writing in all its complexities and variations.
Center Hours
Chestnut Hill Campus: Stokes 418S
By appointment only
Mon-Thu: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fri: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Brookline Campus: Ashby Learning Commons
Walk-in hours available
Mon–Thu: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Need help outside of an appointment? We've got you covered with our collection of helpful links, answered questions, and lots of information to support your writing.
Writing Center Consultants
Jessica Cruz-Lopez
Elena Fiorentinos
Kate Kissel
Katie Mangraviti
Lindsay Marquis
Daniela Ortiz
Eason Shi
Fiona Zhao
Writing Center Leadership
The Writing Center's goal is to create an accessible, inclusive, and robust culture of writing on campus by helping students develop the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in contemporary academic, professional, and civic life.
Interested in working for us as a writing specialist?
We accept applications each spring for the following academic year — the application process begins in February, and a link will be posted here when available. All writing consultants must take a required 3-credit training course in the fall.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Log onto your BC Navigate account.
- On your student home page, click on the blue button that reads “Schedule an Appointment with an Academic Support Office.”
- Select “BC Writing Center” under appointment type and “Writing Conference” under service.
- Select the day you would like to make an appointment for.
- Choose from the available appointment times.
- After booking an appointment, you will receive a confirmation email and a pre-appointment questionnaire. Please fill this out before your appointment with information about your assignment, and a link or file of a draft if you have one.
Appointments must be booked at least 24 hours in advance. Drop-in hours may also be available, and can be viewed on Navigate by selecting the current day.
We offer support for undergraduate students across campus for writing in any academic discipline as well as creative and professional writing. You can bring your writing at any stage of the process, from initial brainstorming to final proofreading.
Appointments are 50 minutes long.
You need a computer with a working microphone and camera.
At the time of your appointment, click on the Zoom link found in your confirmation email or under "location" in your appointment information.
You should bring your draft or brainstormed ideas, the assignment prompt, and a means to take notes. Please also come to your appointment ready to revise your work. This might mean changing whole paragraphs, restructuring whole essays, and modifying the thesis and supporting points. Writing is a collaboration, so be open to your specialist's feedback.
In an effort to reach as many students as possible, we enforce a limit of one appointment per day and two appointments per week for every student.
You can cancel your appointment through your account, ideally more than 24 hours in advance. (Remember, our consultants are busy BC students too). If you would like to change or cancel your appointment and need help doing so, please send us an email at writingcenter@bc.edu. We do keep records of cancellations and no-shows.
All of our consultants are trained to support multilingual students!
As of now, our Writing Center is staffed by and supports undergraduate students. If you are a graduate student who would like writing support, please email writingcenter@bc.edu to be connected with someone who can work with you.
The BC Writing Center (in Stokes 418S) and the Connors Family Learning Center (in the O’Neill Library) are separate programs. Writing Center consultants are extensively trained to work with student writing from any academic discipline. The CFLC offers subject-specific tutoring and writing support. When scheduling an appointment on Navigate, you will see the option to book an appointment with either program. Select "Writing Center" to book with our peer consultants.
The writing center offers students a chance to learn from their peers: our Writing Specialists are upper-level undergraduates, who have each taken a 3-credit training course in writing pedagogy. Between their majors and minors, our currently active Writing Specialists represent fifteen different fields of study at BC. Students can view a tutor’s bio when signing up for appointments.
Any assignment that involves a written component — or even requires a brainstorming stage —is appropriate for a writing center appointment. The BCWC is not a proofreading or editingservice: our conferences are structured as collaborative conversations, intended to helpstudents identify and develop the skills needed to become better writers.
All conferences are tailored to the specific expectations provided in the student’s assignment prompt — we know that one set of writing advice does not fit all fields! Our writing consultants also represent a wide range of majors and minors: students can look through their bios when making an appointment to find someone with experience in a related field.
Although the BCWC is a great resource for students who are facing challenges in their writing, the process-oriented work is just as valuable for more advanced writers. We recommend introducing the writing center to students at the beginning of an assignment: that way they have time to benefit from our support at different stages in the process.
Yes! All of our Writing Specialists are trained in supporting multilingual students.
The BCWC is intended to be a resource for students who are intentionally making the decision to work on their writing. In order to keep appointments available for students who are making that effort, we ask you to introduce the writing center as an optional resource and not as a required step in any individual assignment. For a metacognitive aspect of a writing portfolio (e.g. reflect on something you have done outside of class to improve your writing), the writing center would be an appropriate option to direct students to.
Located in Stokes 418S, the Writing Center offers one-to-one peer consultations to Boston College undergraduates looking for help with their writing. We work with written assignments from any discipline, as well as non-academic creative or professional writing projects. In addition, writing consultants offer support for multilingual and 1.5-gen students, including those in BC’s two-year Messina College. Writing consultants are trained peers who have studied Writing Center theory and practice. The Writing Center's goal is to create an accessible, inclusive, and robust culture of writing on campus by helping students develop the complex writing and rhetorical abilities needed in contemporary academic, professional, and civic life.
