Grayson College Library

Purdue University Online Writing Lab

The Purdue University Writing Lab is one of the largest and most fully developed OWLs on the Web. It was founded in 1976 by Dr. Muriel Harris as a resource for Purdue writers. In an attempt to bring the Writing Lab to students no matter where they were, Dr. Harris and David Taylor started the world's first Online Writing Lab (OWL) in 1994.

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant

An independent site with articles on all stages of the writing process, from coming up with an idea to editing the final draft. Articles include useful practice exercises.

Instructional Handouts (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Series of handouts covering Stages of the Writing Process, Common Types of Writing Assignments, Grammar and Punctuation, Improving Your Writing Style, and Citing References in Your Paper.

The University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide (University of Victoria)

Over a hundred short (two paragraphs to one page) articles on very detailed aspects of the writing process, from brainstorming a topic to using commas. Large table of contents organizes the articles by subject.

Writer's Web (University of Richmond)

Many handouts organized by steps in the writing process.

Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center (Hamilton College)

Over 20 handouts organized into General Advice, Using Source, Getting it Right, Writing for a Specific Discipline.

Literacy Education Online (St. Cloud State University)

Handouts on many topics including organization, grammar, style, and types of writing.