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2018 Charles Moran Best Text Contest Winners
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
The winners of the 2018 Charles Moran Best Text Contest have been announced! This work was completed in one of the UMass writing courses (Basic Writing, College Writing, or Junior Year Writing)...

The Writing Program will welcome two new staff members in Fall 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The Writing Program is happy to announce that it will welcome two new staff members in Fall 2018:...

College Writing Essay featured in Fall 2017 UMass Magazine
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
"My Manhattan" by Brianna Parker was featured in the Fall 2017 UMass Magazine. This piece was written in Parker's College Writing course here at UMass. From the article:...

The Writing Program has moved!
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Over the summer, the Writing Program made the long awaited move into Du Bois Library! The new space, which stretches across the 12th and 13th floors, includes brand new TO office spaces, communal...

Writing Program Wins National Award
Sunday, February 1, 2009
In February, 2009, the Writing Program was awarded the Conference on College Composition and Communication's (CCCC's) 2008-09 Certificate of Excellence, the highest award given to writing programs in the United States.