Amherst College

Amherst College is a community of writers. Though conversations about our writing happen spontaneously all over campus, the Writing Center at Amherst College is designed to facilitate such conversations.  Whether you are a student working on a paper for a class, a novelist giving a public reading of your most recent work, a professor seeking to design an effective writing assignment, we are eager to talk to you.

For Students

We offer a wide variety of services for students:

• Individual Appointments: One-on-one conversations about a specific writing project, including class assignments, honors theses, creative writing, and job/school applications; sustained instruction on different aspects of the writing process; ESL instruction; and writing counseling to address mental obstacles to effective writing.
• Writing Workshops: Group discussions of different aspects of the writing process
• Thesis Support: Guidance, support, and feedback throughout the research and writing process

For Faculty

And we also offer services for faculty: 

• A seminar on the teaching of writing
• Conversations about different aspects of writing pedagogy
• In-class workshops designed to meet the writing needs of your students

Contact us

We're located at 101 Charles Pratt Hall.

Phone: (413) 542-2139
Email: writing@amherst.edu
Campus Mail: AC Box #2262

Click HERE to make an appointment with a member of our staff.

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