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English Resources

Writing Resources

In all disciplines, it is important to learn to write and communicate your ideas effectively. Here are a few resources at Ambrose that can help you become a better writer. 

If you're looking for a book on writing, here are a few locations in the library stacks to look:

  • PE 1408-1505: Here is where you will find introductory level writing guides. These are mostly targeted either to high school or undergraduate students. This is where The Canadian Writer's Handbook is located, as well as the textbook used for EN 295 Advanced Writing Skills, which is called Style: Toward Clarity and Grace. 
  • LB 2369: These books are more advanced guides for Masters and PhD students. They are helpful for students learning to write a dissertation or hoping to publish works soon. 
  • PN 101-245: These books are about becoming a good non-fiction author and are not targeted to students, but to a larger audience. Many of these are guides on how to write books and articles for publication. They explain how to write to a general audience and how to write to a specific academic audience. 
  • PN 3355-3383: These are books on how to be a good fiction author and are also not targeted specifically to students. They explain how to write full-length novels as well as short stories, which is occasionally an assignment in English classes.

The best class to take to improve your writing at Ambrose is EN 295, or Advanced Writing Skills, which is offered roughly every two years. This class is "An advanced course meant to further develop students’ writing ability. Building on skills taught in introductory writing courses, it will give detailed consideration to grammar and syntax and to sentence and paragraph construction. It will also introduce students to various nonacademic, professional forms of writing through a wide range of writing assignments." 

If you need help with a specific paper or assignment, remember that Ambrose Student Academic Success is here to help you; book an appointment with Learning Services for Academic Writing, Research, and Communication support.