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I'd also like to start a Canadian Writing Centre group.
Roberta Lee


> Ginny,
>
> I'm glad you started this conversation. I also coordinate a writing
> centre (but we call it a tutoring centre to distinguish it from our
> Centre for Academic Writing). I took the job on at the last minute this
> summer, so have been doing a lot of on-the-job learning.
>
> I am on WCenter list, but I find I can't keep up with the volume of
> mail. There is also an American list for tutors, but I've never even
> looked at the archives. I can send you subscription information if you
> don't already have it.
>
> But it might be nice to have a list for _Canadian_ writing centres. That
> way, the mail volume would be managable and we could focus on our
> specific interests and concerns. And of course, we could organize
> writing centre sessions at already established Canadian conferences.
>
> Let's talk some more! (I'd like to know just how many Canadian writing
> centres there are and how they're managed/funded/staffed etc.)
>
> Janice Freeman
> Centre for Academic Writing
> University of Winnipeg
>
>
> Virginia Ryan wrote:
> >
> > Do any of you Inkshedders know of existing forums/conference
> > opportunities for directors and tutors of writing centres at Canadian
> > universities?  I coordinate the writing centre at Memorial University of
> > Newfoundland. I read all CASLL entries avidly and am finding them highly
> > educational (I've only held this position for 1 1/2 years); I've also
> > seriously considered attending the Inkshed conference. But what I most
> > urgently need right now is dialogue with other writing centre
> > professionals. And while writing center conferences in the U.S. abound,
> > I don't recall ever seeing a Canadian one advertised. Is there such a
> > thing? And if there isn't, can anyone recommend a U.S. conference that
> > would be particularly relevant to someone working at a Canadian writing
> > centre? (Whew! I've done it. It's taken me 1 1/2 years to summon the
> > nerve to contribute something to this listserv!)  Hoping for some
> > response  -  Ginny Ryan, Memorial University Writing Centre
>
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University of New Brunswick, Saint John
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E2L 4L5
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