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AUGUST 23, 2024

Welcome to the Marks Family Writing Center at the University of Pennsylvania!

The Writing Center will open online for the Fall 2024 semester on Tuesday, August 27th and will close on Tuesday, December 10th. We are located in Suite 110 in the McNeil Building at 3718 Locust Walk.

If you have questions, or experience technical difficulties, please email tutorhelp@writing.upenn.edu or call us at 215-573-2729 Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm.

Additional Information:

Appointments are free for all members of the Penn undergraduate community.
All appointments are scheduled online. Please log in or create a new account on the left to access the Writing Center’s scheduling system.
We only offer online appointments during the summer.
Online appointments are hosted through this platform. Please log in 5 minutes ahead of time, click on your appointment time (in yellow), and click on "Start or Join Online Consultation."
All times listed throughout the scheduler are in Eastern Standard Time regardless of your location.
Appointments are able to be scheduled up to two weeks ahead of time.
Undergraduate students may schedule up to two 60-minute appointments per week.
For group appointments, please email tutorhelp@writing.upenn.edu and let us know: (1) the course you're writing for, (2) the details of the assignment, (3) the number of members in your group, (4) the state of your draft, (5) the help/feedback that you are seeking, and (6) a few good meeting days/times

Undergraduate Students: Fall 2024

Undergraduate students are able to schedule appointments by selecting the schedule "Undergraduate Tutoring: Fall 2024" on the left. All appointments must be scheduled ahead of time. Please email tutorhelp@writing.upenn.edu for assistance.

Graduate Students

The Marks Family Writing Center does not currently provide writing support for graduate students. For graduate students seeking writing support, there are Learning Specialists at the Weingarten Center who can help with project management, academic writing strategies, and more. In addition, there are a number of opportunities for graduate students to connect with writing communities and support through the Graduate Center that may be of interest.