Our Graduate Writing Consultant offers support for graduate students across all disciplines. Our goal is to help graduate writers express their ideas effectively, focusing on writing strategies and revision rather than editing.
We offer support in multiple ways:
One-on-one Sessions
Bring any academic writing project and collaborate with your Graduate Consultant on effective drafting and revision strategies tailored to your individual needs. Appointments are available in-person and online, both asynchronously (eTutoring) and via Zoom. Book your appointment here!
Online: Asynchronous Feedback
An Asynchronous Feedback appointment allows you to upload a draft and have a writing consultant provide feedback on that draft via email. The document will also be saved in the appointment system, and you will be able to access it and read the feedback on any time. Book your appointment here!
Accountabilibuddy Sessions (Accountability + Buddy)
An Accountabilibuddy session is a session in which the writer is shadowed by a writing consultant while the writer works on their own writing, reading, or research. The consultant’s primary role is to hold the writer accountable for working on their project and provide motivational support. Appointments are available in-person. Book your appointment here!
DANG! (Graduate Writing Group)
The Dissertation, Article, and Networking (DANG) Group is an accountability/writing group designed to support graduate students in advancing their degree progress. Graduate students are welcome to attend and work on any academic writing or research projects, including seminar papers, prospectus proposals, grants or fellowship applications, articles for publication, job market materials, dissertations, etc.
- FALL 2026: coming soon!
The WRD Program
The Writing and Research Development (WRD) Program is a 9-week program designed to support UC Merced graduate students through regularly scheduled meetings in support of a specific writing project (e.g., dissertations, area papers, journal articles, grants, etc.).
About Our Graduate Writing Consultant
Savion Ellis is a 5th-year Interdisciplinary Humanities PhD candidate. They are an alumnus of UC Merced, having received both their M.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities and a B.A. in English here. Their research is focused on queer-ecology and social activism in theatre.
Interested in a graduate writing group?
Would you like to propose a workshop topic?
Email us @ writingcenter@ucmerced.edu
