The University of Waterloo Writing and Communication Centre is a hub of communication and writing practice, support, and research on campus. Writing a paper? Designing a portfolio? Giving a presentation? From brainstorming to revision, understanding your assignment to presenting your work, we are here to support you in any discipline, at any stage of the communication process.
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About the WCC
News
Now hiring graduate peer tutors!
We’re hiring UWaterloo graduate students to join our dynamic peer tutor team at the Writing and Communication Centre (WCC).
New Dates Added! Hey Grad Students! We Want to Hear From You!
The Writing and Communication Centre (WCC) wants to hear from you about your experience and needs as a graduate student!
Hey Grad Students! We Want to Hear From You!
The Writing and Communication Centre (WCC) wants to hear from you about your experience and needs as a graduate student!
Events
Design & Deliver Grad Studio
If you’re working on an academic presentation, such as for a conference, a thesis defence, or some other opportunity to share your research through an oral presentation, these workshops will help!
Thursday, April 23, 2026 - Planning for and preparing presentations
Thursday, May 7, 2026 - Slide design
Thursday, May 21, 2026 - Defending and Answering Questions
Register on Portal for one or all three sessions.
Black, Indigenous, and Racialized Students' Writing Cafe
Write in community — not in isolation.
Learn more about our Writing Groups.
In-person Grad Writing Cafés
Grab a coffee and get writing.
Blog
Our Top 5 Reasons You Should Try the Virtual Drop-Ins
If you want immediate answers—from a real human being—to all your writing and communication questions, then it’s time to try our virtual drop-ins! The peer tutors who staff our drop-ins provide quick, real-time encouragement and feedback as you understand and plan your assignments, organi
Public Writing: Turning an Academic Paper into a Blogpost
Among other things, this has been a summer of canceled conferences.
Hit ‘Reset’ on the second half of your term
I think it’s safe to say we have all been there. Despite your best intentions, whether you have taken on too much or overestimated how long you can focus in a given day, the work has piled up and you’re stressing out about all that you need to do before the end of term. Boy, have I been there and more than once too.
I’m not much of a gamer, but a concept I have always liked about video games is the option to hit reset. No matter how badly I felt I had messed up my term, I could start over from the beginning with a fresh slate.