{"id":3,"date":"2023-11-02T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/community\/community-writing-center\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:05:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:05:04","slug":"community-writing-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Writing Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-umflint-templates umflint-template-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1700\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-54 size-full\" alt=\"A group of five people is gathered around a laptop, discussing and taking notes. 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3.2px) * 1.863), 55px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">The Rough Draft Cafe:<br>Community Writing Center<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-background-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/r8XNn\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.156), 16px);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Online Meeting Request Form<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n<button class=\"btn btn-section w-100 px-0 wp-menu-block-toggle mobile-nav-toggle d-none\" data-target=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\">\n          <span class=\"h-100 mr-3 mt-1 d-block mobile-nav-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"mb-1 transition bg-dark d-block mobile-nav-icon-line\"><\/span>\n\t\t  <\/span>\n          Community Writing Center<\/button><nav id=\"wp-menu-block-side-menu\" class=\"wp-menu-block sidebar-nav wp-block-umflint-menu-block\"><div class=\"nav-sidebar-title-container\">\n                <div class=\"nav-sidebar-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/community\">Community Writing Center<\/a><\/div>\n                <a class=\"nav-sidebar-title-close\" href=\"#\" data-target=\"side-menu\" aria-label=\"Close\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"100%\" height=\"50\" fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                        <title>close<\/title><path d=\"M19,6.41L17.59,5L12,10.59L6.41,5L5,6.41L10.59,12L5,17.59L6.41,19L12,13.41L17.59,19L19,17.59L13.41,12L19,6.41Z\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n            <\/div><ul id=\"menu-side-menu\" class=\"menu nav nav-sidebar flex-column\"><li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-56\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-56 nav-item\"><a title=\"Online Meeting Request\" href=\"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/r8XNn\" class=\"nav-link\">Online Meeting Request<\/a><\/li>\n<li itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/www.schema.org\/SiteNavigationElement\" id=\"menu-item-94\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-94 nav-item\"><a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/community\/contact-us\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-9\">\n\t\t\t\n<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb mb-3\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/community\">Community Writing Center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Community Writing Center<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>The University of Michigan-Flint\u2019s Community Writing Center, the Rough Draft Cafe, provides writing support services to community members. Whether you need writing tools and strategies to tune up your resume or just a sounding board for your next writing project, our staff are expert listeners who can help you make your voice heard. We are happy to work with academic, creative, and professional writing on a first-come, first-served basis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ca128f2a92bdc37da468ff43e7d8f85\">Location and Hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fpl.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flint Public Library<br><\/a>Thursdays, 2 -5 p.m.<br>April 30-June 25<br>July 9-August 13<br>Kommareddi Room\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/104\/files\/2023\/11\/UM-Flint-Community-Writing-Center-23.png\" alt=\"UM-Flint Community Writing Center logo\" class=\"wp-image-10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/104\/files\/2023\/11\/UM-Flint-Community-Writing-Center-23.png 500w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/104\/files\/2023\/11\/UM-Flint-Community-Writing-Center-23-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www-s3.umflint.edu\/wp\/blogs.dir\/104\/files\/2023\/11\/UM-Flint-Community-Writing-Center-23-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session length:<\/strong> Sessions typically last a maximum of 30 minutes but can be extended if time is available and no one else is waiting for assistance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We can help with<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Writing assignments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College entrance essays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scholarship essays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resumes and cover letters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business\/Professional writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grant proposals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memoirs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative writing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Writers 14 or younger<\/strong>: We are excited to work with youth on their writing. However, we require a parent or guardian over 18 to sign the student in and remain in the library. We also ask for a parent or guardian\u2019s phone number in case of an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-2 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2b448882c62de43eb291d50616769634\">Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a group of writers who want to explore a specific writing topic (resumes, scholarship essays, poetry, journalism, etc.)? We also host writing workshops! Let&#8217;s talk: <a href=\"mailto:roughdraftcafe@umich.edu\">roughdraftcafe@umich.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover h-auto\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-3 mb-4\">What&#8217;s <strong>New<\/strong> at the Rough Draft Cafe?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Online meetings now available! Fill out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/myumi.ch\/r8XNn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><strong>Online Meeting Request Form<\/strong><\/mark><\/a>&nbsp;and we&#8217;ll contact you to schedule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now offering digital skill training through Northstar Digital Literacy. Drop in or contact us to learn more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2\">\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mb-2 has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f5ab6a7cc13a14cef443ab64c0930142\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions? 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