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Help At Hand For Budding And Talented Writers At DUT

Durban University of TechnologyRef: https://www.dut.ac.za/Help_at_Hand_For_Budding_and_Talented_Writers_At_DUT/

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This document is a news article from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) dated 28 August 2013 about a new Writing Centres initiative to support academic and creative writing. It explains that Writing Centres are being piloted across DUT and PMB campuses (with exceptions for Brickfield and Ritson), provide free one-on-one assistance via a booking system, and are not remedial. The article also announces a short story competition planned for September 2013 (open only to DUT students) in honour of Chinua Achebe, with prizes including a laptop and Achebe books, and lists the centres’ locations, hours, and contact details.

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writing support serviceOngoing

Free one-on-one writing assistance at DUT Writing Centres

Students and staff can receive free, individualised help with academic and creative writing tasks such as conference papers, dissertations, poetry, and short stories. Assistance is provided by Masters and PhD students through a booking system.

Who it is for: DUT students and staff
How to act on it: Book an appointment via DUT4life email

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Writing Centres are being piloted across DUT and PMB campuses (with exceptions for Brickfield and Ritson), provide free one-on-one assistance via a booking system, and are not remedial.

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eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference

https://www.dut.ac.za/Help_at_Hand_For_Budding_and_Talented_Writers_At_DUT/

Key Takeaways

DUT Writing Centres initiative (pilot) for academic and creative writing
Date of article: 28 Aug 2013
Writing Centres expected fully operational before 21 June 2013 (academic term reference)
Workshops for 39 postgraduate students (Faculty of Accounting and Informatics) held 14 Mar–17 Apr 2013
Writing Centres not remedial; assistance includes conference papers, dissertations, poetry, short stories
Booking system required; free assistance; only bookings via DUT4life emails
Tutors: 21 recruited; one-on-one assistance by Masters/PhD students
Short story competition planned for September 2013; open only to students; prizes include a laptop and Chinua Achebe books
Writing Centres locations/hours and contacts: Steve Biko (Allan Pittendrigh Library), ML Sultan (BM Patel Library), Indumiso (Block 7), Riverside (Postgraduate Computer Lab), City (Faculty of Arts and Design, Room 124)
Durban University of Technology (DUT)
DVC: Academic, Professor Nomthandazo Gwele
Dr Gift Mheta (Project Coordinator)
Chinua Achebe
Shahieda Kraft
Nereshnee Govender
Nonhlanhla Patience Zuma
Andrea Alcock
Qiniso Nkosi