The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce the launch of a new resource focused on grant writing. These resource provide a general introduction to grant writing, as well as tips and strategies for specificity and clarity in writing. These resources are ac..

The Purdue OWL staff is pleased to announce the launch of a new vidcast series on our OWL@Purdue YouTube page, the Second Language Writers and Writing playlist. The first three videos in this playlist take on issues of audience that are faced by..

The Purdue Writing Lab is pleased to announce our summer workshop schedule. These workshops are open to students currently enrolled at the Purdue University West Lafayette Campus. All workshops will take place in the Writing Lab, 226 Heavilon Hall. F..

On Sunday, April 28, 2013 at approximately 8:30am, Purdue OWL staff became aware of a back-end issue that severely limited Purdue OWL functionality. Purdue OWL staff partnered with Purdue University's IT department to correct the error. As of 6:30am ..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce the expansion of our ESL writing resources. The expansion includes resources designed to help ESL writers with the sometimes difficult meta-language regarding writing in North American colleges and universities. ..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce the expansion of our SURF workshop resources. The expansion includes resources on designing scientific research posters. The expanded material can be accessed by clicking here.  Thanks to content ..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce the expansion of our Undergraduate Application resources. The expansion includes resources on a wide range of topics, from writing the application essay, to handling the application process. The expanded material..

Check out our latest vidcast, "APA References Lists: A More Detailed Explanation," which offers the viewer a more in-depth brief of APA style references lists and their formatting. For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdue OWL Vidcasts&n..

At present, the Purdue OWL houses two sets of ESL resources, those under the main OWL and those under our engagement section. The engagement ESL resources were originally created for the Lafayette Adult Resource Academy (LARA), and they were original..

On March 19th, 2013, Purdue University announced the inclusion of the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) in an upcoming Pearson Publishing project, Pearson Writer, as a part of an agreement between Pearson Publishing and the Purdue Research Foundation. ..

We are pleased to announce that the topics for the Purdue Writing Lab's Writing Workshops at the Collaborative Study Center have been posted. You can access the listing by clicking here.  Writing Lab Workshops are open to all current Purdue Uni..

We are pleased to announce that the topics for the weekly ESL conversation groups have been posted. You can see the scheduled topics by clicking here.  If you are a Purdue University student or scholar whose first language is not English, our L..

This morning the Purdue OWL staff was made aware of an outage of Purdue OWL services. This was due to an equipment malfunction. Full functionality of Purdue OWL services was restored at 10:30am. A special thanks goes out to Purdue IT staff for their ..

Check out our latest vidcast, "White Papers," which offers the viewer a general overview of white papers, their structure, and their roles in the professional world.  For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdue OWL Vidcasts resou..

Check out our latest vidcast, "Visual Rhetoric," which offers the viewer a general overview of visual rhetoric and document design considerations for a variety of modes of written discourse.  For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdu..

The Purdue Writing Lab is pleased to announce our next workshop at the Collaborative Learning Center in the HSSE Library. Join us for our Collaborative Writing Workshop on Tuesday, November 13 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. Workshop Description: Wri..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce the launch of new ESL writing resources. These resources focus on issues of directness, objectivity, reasonability, conciseness, and revision in academic writing for multilingual writers.  We woul..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce the launch of a new addition to our section of resources dedicated to applying to graduate programs. This resource deals with handling letters of recommendation.  We would like to thank developer Alisha Kar..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce the launch of a new section of resources dedicated to applying to graduate programs. This section currently has resources which provide an overview of the application process, tips on researching potential gradua..

Check out our latest vidcast, "Purdue OWL Podcasts: Introduction to Pathos," the third vidcast in Purdue OWL Podcasts series. For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdue OWL Vidcasts resource or the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. T..

The Purdue Writing Lab is pleased to announce its Fall 2012 Writing Lab Workshop schedule. All of the workshops are free and open to all Purdue University students, faculty, and staff. All Writing Workshops will take place in the Collaborative Study ..

Check out our latest vidcast, "APA Formatting: Reference List Basics," the fourth vidcast in our popular MLA and APA style and formatting series. For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdue OWL Vidcasts resource or the Purdue OWL..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to announce four new resources based on frequently asked questions (FAQs) that have been recieved by our OWL Mail Tutors. The resources cover OWL Mail Policies, General Writing FAQs, MLA Style FAQs, and APA Style FAQs. If yo..

The Purdue OWL is pleased to annouce that we have updated our MLA and APA sample papers. The new sample papers provide more detail on working with various levels of headings, as well as working with appendixes (MLA)/appendices (APA).  Many than..

The OWL is pleased to announce the addition of a new APA Sample Paper. This resource provides an example of an APA-style Experimental Psychology paper. Many thanks to contributor Aleksandra Kasztalska for her work on creating this new reso..

Check out our latest vidcast, "MLA Formatting: List of Works Cited," the third vidcast in our MLA and APA style and formatting series. For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdue OWL Vidcasts resource or the Purdue OWL YouTube Ch..

The OWL is pleased to announce the addition of a new English as a Second Language writing resource. This is the first of many new ESL geared resources that will be launching over the coming year. This resource covers plagiarism and ESL writers. ..

The OWL is pleased to announce the addition of a new resource designed as part of the Purdue Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) Program Writing Workshops. This resource is the first to be created for our new Writing in the Purdue SURF P..

The OWL is pleased to announce the addition of a new piece of Owl Art, "Snowy Owl" by Farhan Majeed. Feel free to peruse this and other pieces of Owl Art submitted by users from all over the world. Many thanks to contributor Farhan Majeed.

The OWL is pleased to announce the addition of one of our newest resources, the Submitting an Undergraduate Journal Article PowerPoint presentation. You are welcome to make use of this resource as long as you follow our Fair Use Policy. Many thanks ..

The OWL is pleased to announce the addition of one of our newest resources, the Writing Reports, Proposals, and Technical Documents PowerPoint presentation. You are welcome to make use of this resource as long as you follow our Fair Use Policy. Many..

The OWL announces its newest resource, the Veterinary Sample Care Plan Example. You are welcome to print the PDF as long as you follow the OWL's Fair Use Policy. Many thanks to content developers Natalie van Hoose, April Phillips, Jamelyn Schoenbec..

From Liz (Purdue OWL Coordinator, 2010-2012): It has been an honor to work on the Purdue OWL during my time at Purdue. I first used the OWL in college, and when I came to Purdue, I wanted to be involved with the OWL, a resource that has helped milli..

Check out our latest vidcast, "APA Formatting: The Basics," the second vidcast in our MLA and APA style and formatting series. For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdue OWL Vidcasts resource or the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. Thanks to cont..

We are pleased to announce another YouTube vidcast, "Personal Statement Writing." Thank you to content developers Laurie Pinkert and Joshua Paiz for writing, creating, and producing our 21st vidcast. Thanks, too, to everyone who has subscribed, link..

The Purdue Writing Lab congratulates UTA and graduate tutors for their recent accomplishments. The UTA of the spring 2012 semester is Sung Jun Ma, and the BWC of the semester is Elise Crane.  The graduate tutor of the 2011-2012 year is Matthew ..

The Purdue Writing Lab's associate director, Tammy Conard-Salvo, has received the second annual Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee Administrative/Professional Staff Excellence Award. Congratulations, Tammy, from all of us at the..

One of our graduating UTAs, Jacqueline Borchert, has been featured on the Purdue website for her work with the Latino Cultural Center. Read about her story here. Congratulations, Jacqueline!

One of our graduating UTAs, Jacqueline Borchert, has been featured on the Purdue website for her work with the Latino Cultural Center. Read about her story here. Congratulations, Jacqueline!

We are pleased to announce that an updated version of "The Rhetorical Situation" resource is now live. Many thanks to Ethan Sproat for his efforts in making this a more usable and engaging resource for our users.

We are pleased to announce the premiere of our long-awaited "Welcome to the Purdue Writing Lab" video. The video showcases some of the Lab's services, especially one-on-one tutorials. Thank you to Daniel Kenzie and Mary McCall for writing, filming, ..

We've added another vidcast to the Writing in Engineering playlist on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. The "Layering Reports: The Executive Summary - A Closer Look Part 1" is the fourth vidcast in a series about writing engineering reports. Continued..

We have added another vidcast to our vidcast series based on the Purdue OWL Podcasts. Check out the "Invention and Prewriting" vidcast by content developer Katie Trauth Taylor For a full listing of vidcasts, visit the Purdue OWL Vidcasts resource or..

2012 22nd Annual Spelling Bee for Literacy benefiting the Lafayette Adult Resource Academy (LARA) - Saturday, February 25, 1:00 PM at Sunnyside Middle School Pronouncer: the 2008 National Spelling Bee Champion, Sameer Mishra. Teams of three..

We've uploaded a new vidcast to our Writing in Engineering playlist. Check out the latest vidcast, "Layering Reports: The Executive Summary 1," to learn more about writing executive summaries in engineering reports. Thanks to content developer Zache..

Check out the two latest vidcasts, "MLA Formatting: The Basics" and "Introduction to Rhetoric."  The "MLA Formatting" vidcast is the first in our MLA and APA style and formatting series, and the "Introduction to Rhetoric" vidcast is the first in..

The Writing Lab offers a series of Brown Bag workshops for English 106, 106i, and 108 instructors to share pedagogical strategies and materials for the composition classrooms. All workshops are free and take place in the Writing Lab (Heavilon 226..

 The Purdue Writing Lab offers free workshops for all Purdue students, staff, and faculty interested in learning about and getting hands-on practice with different aspects of writing. No sign-up is required; just come as go as needed. All worksh..

The Purdue Writing Lab's ESL Conversation Groups will be held on the following days in Heavilon Hall 226 during Spring 2012:Mondays: 2:30pm - 3:30pmTuesdays: 11:30am - 12:30pmWednesdays: 12:30pm - 1:30pmThursdays: 1:30pm - 2:30pmFridays: 9:00am - 1..

To make a tutoring appointment, call 765-494-3723. Heavilon Hall 226Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pmTuesday: 10:00am - 6:00pmFriday: 9:00am - 1:00pm Hicks Undergraduate Library (UGRL Room G959)Monday: 7:00pm - 10:00 pm Latino Cultu..

Please check out the latest vidcast, "Tips for Writing Effective Cover Letters" by content developer Joshua Paiz. We've also created the three following playlists, which allow you to watch a set of continous videos: Grammar and Mechanics, Writing in..

The schedule for finals week in the Writing Lab is as follows: Heavilon Hall 226Monday - Wednesday: 9:00am - 6:00pm Consultations are only available during finals week in the Heavilon Hall 226 location. The last day for consultations is Wednesday,..

The Purdue Writing Lab has joined the Twitterverse. Follow the Lab @PurdueWLab for news and updates.      

The Purdue Writing Lab announces the November Writing Workshops. Workshops are free, and no sign-up is required. All workshops are held in the HEAV 226 and are open to Purdue students, staff, and faculty. Thursday, November 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m.: "P..

Julie Ranslant is the winner of the Writing Lab’s Catchy Phrase contest, in celebration with the National Day on Writing and Liberal Art’s Month. Julie came up with the winning Writing Lab’s Catchy Phrase, "Rough draft or rough star..

Join us next week for two writing workshops on the most popular citation styles, MLA and APA. Workshops are free, and no sign-up is required. All workshops are held in the HEAV 226 and are open to Purdue students, staff, and faculty. Tuesday, Octobe..

The OWL announces its newest resource, the Citation Style Chart. Users have been requesting a side-by-side comparison chart of APA, MLA, and CMS styles to facilitate class discussions of citation guidelines, and this PDF resource provides a listing o..

To celebrate Liberal Arts Month and the National Day on Writing, the Purdue Writing Lab is hosting a contest for all Purdue students. See details below. Can you come up with a clever quote, catchy phrase, or sentence description about the Writing L..

As you may have noticed, the OWL is beginning to house more media resources, including vidcasts, podcasts, sample papers, sample employment documents, and PowerPoints. To help you locate these files, we have created a new section called the Media Fil..

Beginning this semester, the Purdue Writing Lab has discontinued the Grammar Hotline. Tutors are no longer available to answer Grammar Hotline calls because of an increase in face-to-face consultations in the Purdue Writing Lab. However, tutors are ..

The Purdue Writing Lab offers free workshops for all Purdue students, staff, and faculty interested in learning about different aspects of writing. No sign-up is required; just show up. All workshops are held in the Writing Lab, Heavilon Hall 226. W..

Over the summer, the Webmaster position transitioned from Jeffrey Bacha to Caitlan Spronk, the former OWL Mail Coordinator. Here are a few words Caitlan would like to share: I’m a PhD student in Rhetoric and Composition, with specializati..

The Purdue Writing Lab's ESL Conversation Groups will be held on the following days in Heavilon Hall 226 during Fall 2011:Mondays: 2:30pm - 3:30pmTuesdays: 11:30am - 12:30pmWednesdays: 12:30pm - 1:30pmThursdays: 1:30pm - 2:30pmFridays: 9:00am - 10:..

The Writing Lab offers a series of Brown Bag workshops for English 106, 106i, 108 instructors to share pedagogical strategies and materials for the composition classroom. The workshops will take place on Thursdays from 12-1 PM in the Writing Lab (He..

We are pleased to announce the 10th video on the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. Content developer Zachery Koppelmann, who is working with Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering's Writing Enhancement Program, develops vidcasts for students ..

The newest addition to the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel is a vidcast on résumé writing. Content developer Alex Layne composed the vidcast, and she also developed the Interactive Résumé. Many thanks to Alex for contributing t..

Linda Bergmann, one of the founders of the “Grammar Gang," is helping launch a new venture for this international group of bloggers. The Grammar Gang will be compiling a special issue of the Journal of Learning Design, to come out in March 2012..

The OWL has added a new resource to Teacher and Tutor Resources. Tutoring Grammar offers rationales and practical advice for writing centers and tutors when working with grammar during tutorials. Teachers might also find this resource helpful if they..

The OWL is pleased to announce its partnership with OpenStudy, a social learning network that answers subject-specific questions, including questions about writing. OpenStudy users, whose reliability is rated by other users, answer submitted question..

The Purdue OWL YouTube Channel offers two more vidcasts: "The Semicolon: Parts 1, 2, and 3" and "An Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum." Both vidcasts were developed by content developer Zachery Koppelmann. Happy viewing, and stay tuned fo..

Eric Wignall and Staci Treckles of On Teaching Online, a website committed to collecting and promoting online teaching resources, interviewed OWL Coordinator Elizabeth Angeli. In the interview, Elizabeth discusses the OWL, current projects in develop..

The newest section on the OWL contains resources for Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering Writing Enhancement Program. While these resources are written for mechanical engineering students at Purdue, students and teachers across many ..

The OWL is pleased to announce the creation of the Purdue OWL YouTube Channel. Currently, the YouTube Channel houses six vidcasts: a three-part series on semicolons and a three-part series on writing memos in the engineering field. Stay tuned for mor..

The OWL's American Sociological Association (ASA) resources have been updated to reflect the changes in the ASA Style Guide 4th edition. Click here to view the updated resources. The OWL would like to thank Deborah Coe for her work on these resource..

The OWL is pleased to announce its newest resources to the Chicago Manual of Style section. Author Date Sample Paper NB Sample Paper Author Date PowerPoint Presentation NB PowerPoint Presentation Many thanks to content developer Jessica Clem..

Once again, Writing Lab consultants and Associate Director Tammy Conard-Salvo worked with Dave Hobbs at Tecumseh Junior High School in Lafayette, Indiana, to judge entries for an essay contest. Mr. Hobbs began this contest as a way to encourage seven..

The 2011 20th Annual Spelling Bee for Literacy benefiting the Lafayette Adult Resource Academy (LARA) is on Saturday, February 26, 1:00 PM at Sunnyside Middle School. Pronouncer: the 2008 National Spelling Bee Champion, Sameer Mishra. Teams of three..

We have discontinued our Purdue OWL News email distribution system. Therefore, Purdue OWL News subscribers will no longer receive emails from Purdue OWL News. We will continue posting news here on our RSS feed. If you would like to continue recei..

The Purdue University Writing Lab and OWL have received a $1.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop an interactive writing tool to help high school students transition to college writing. View the press release to..

If you are a Purdue University-West Lafayette instructor, TA, or professor, you may be interested in requesting an in-class workshop from the Writing Lab. The workshops cover a variety of common writing concerns, such as APA documentation, MLA ..

The Purdue Writing Lab's ESL Conversation Groups will be held on the following days in Heavilon Hall 226 during Spring 2011: Mondays: 2:00pm - 3:00pmTuesdays: 1:30pm - 2:30pmWednesdays: 11:00am - 12:00pmThursdays: 12:00pm - 1:00pmFridays: 10:30..

If you are a Purdue English 106 or 108 instructor on the West Lafayette campus, please mark your calendars for the Spring 2011 Brown Bag Series. These brown bag workshops offer opportunities for English 106 and 108 instructors to share pedago..

The Purdue Writing Lab is open for tutoring during the spring semester in three locations. To make a tutoring appointment, call 765-494-3723. Heavilon Hall 226:-Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pm -Friday: 9:00am - 1:00pm Hicks, UGRL Room G959 Sate..