One-to-one support
Writing Consultants
Writing consultants hold bookable surgeries so that you can get support for the writing process: brainstorming ideas, thinking through the structure of an essay, considering flow and clarity, and other matters related to the mechanics of writing. Please note that the Consultants will not be proofreaders, nor will they address the academic content of your writing; that is for supervision.
What Can Writing Consultants Do?
They can help students in their pre-writing planning. This includes brainstorming ideas, considering the best way to approach a paper or prompt, and thinking about the organisation of paper.
They can also read a partial draft of the paper and comment on the paper’s organisation, both at a global or paragraph level, the flow of ideas or argumentation, and the use of textual evidence by the writer.
They can make suggestions for how to revise a paper for greater clarity, coherence and persuasiveness.
They can spot mechanical errors in a student’s prose and can help the student identify and correct these errors.
They can signpost students to further academic support available in WolfWorks.
What Writing Consultants Cannot Do
They do not interpret course readings or content for students.
Do not edit or proofread students' work.
Provide support with PhD applications
Meet with students outside of the Writing Consultant’s available tutoring hours.
Book a Writing Consultation
To book a 45-minute appointment, please use this booking link: Book a Writing Consultation.
Meet the Writing Consultants 2024/25
Adrián Rodriguez Avila
Hi! My Name is Adrián. I am a second-year PhD student at the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, researching how religious change was perceived and rewritten by Swedish historians from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. I received my B.A. and M.A. in Classics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). I am passionate about all things related to literature, and I have some experience in proofreading, linguistics, and translation. I know how challenging writing can be, but I and my colleagues will do our best to support you. I look forward to working with you!
Lily Tekseng
Hi, I'm Lily! I'm a final year PhD candidate at the Faculty of English, specializing in the field of Post-colonial and related literatures. I supervise undergraduate dissertations at the Faculty of English, and have previously lectured at the undergraduate level at the University of Delhi, India. I look forward to facilitating you in exploring and demystifying the wondrous and terrifying process of writing this academic year!
Jonathan Harris
Hi, I’m Jonathan. Though I’m now working on a PhD project about abstract experimental filmmaking, I was a budding medievalist as an undergraduate, so obscure niches are clearly my specialty. I also paint, play guitar, and watch an excessive amount of football and cricket. Indecision is often the problem in writing (as in life), and I’ll be glad to help you decide where to dedicate your finite energy and patience when writing starts to feel like a grind. It’s not worth losing your wits over a piece of writing!
Min-Kyoo Kim 
Hi, my name is Min, and I'm a third-year PhD student in Film Studies researching the visual representations of nuclear violence and its entanglement with international networks of imperialism and racism. I previously studied for a BSc in International Relations at LSE, before moving to Cambridge for a MPhil in Film Studies. Having written across different subject areas, I'm particularly sensitive to the demands of interdisciplinarity in producing coursework and dissertations. I’m looking forward to returning as a Writing Consultant, and continuing to share my experiences and explore the challenges - and rewards! - of writing with you. Beyond Film Studies, you can find me on the rugby pitch, attempting to improve my French, or baking.
Charlotte Rendina
Hello! My name is Charlotte, and I am a second-year PhD student at the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge. My research focuses on strengthening canine rabies surveillance and control using a One Health Approach. I completed my undergraduate degree in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Milan in Italy, and my MSc at the University of Edinburgh. I have previously developed online courses on infectious animal diseases for Veterinary Services in different parts of the world. My favourite part of writing is the sometimes challenging but very rewarding journey of transforming an initial draft into a final piece of work. I look forward to supporting you with your writing during your time at Wolfson!
Keane Farley
Hi, my name is Keane, and I’m a second-year PhD student in Philosophy writing on the aesthetic appreciation of nonhuman animals. I received my BSc in Philosophy, Logic, and Scientific Method at the LSE and my MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science here at Cambridge. As a Writing Consultant, I want to convince you that writing should be fun and help you figure out a simple and intuitive writing process that works for you. While philosophy is my day job, literature is the most important thing in my life. I moonlight as a fiction writer and, when not researching, can mostly be found amongst birds or books.
Royal Literary Fund Fellow 
Whether you’re struggling and stumbling or confidently sure-footed, RLF Writing Fellows make your needs their starting point, providing guidance specific to you. Get detailed feedback from a professional writer on timing, planning, structure, argumentation, register, flow, punctuation, referencing and more.
Why not make an appointment and bring along two copies of something you are working on? You won't receive grades, but many students who work with us soon see their grades improve. You can book a 50-minute appointment. Support is free of charge, confidential and available to all Wolfson students and researchers in all subject areas. It is aimed as much at scientists, engineers and mathematicians as at historians, law students or philosophers. To book an appointment, please email Ruth Padel at ruth.padel@rlfeducation.org.uk.
Please note that you must
- be a current student at Wolfson College
- resident in the UK at the time of the appointment
- these are the requirements of the body that funds this service.
Please note that RLF Writing Fellows do not undertake proofreading or EAP tuition.
For further information about booking an appointment with Ruth please see the RLF Writing Fellow's poster.
Group sessions
Write Here, Write Now at Wolfson
Need some help finding some time to work on your writing in a quiet, distraction-free environment? We offers workshops to provide structured writing time for both undergraduates and graduates. We discuss our aims, write in silence for an hour, have a refreshment break and then do it again! See below how one student has described the experience:
"One might imagine that battling with your own creative or academic wits, while a group of fellow students typed intensely around you, would be an off-putting experience. Not a bit of it. We seemed to encourage each other tacitly to get on and produce. The hours flew by. It was a temple of silent work, leavened by tea and biscuits!"
Upcoming Dates
Write Here, Write Now will take place in the Wolfson College Library on Wednesdays from 10:00-12:30 on the dates below. Refreshments will be provided, but please bring your own cup for tea or coffee. We look forward to seeing you there!
- 23 October (Sir David Williams Room)
- 30 October (Sir David Williams Room)
- 6 November (Sir David Williams Room)
- 13 November (Sir David Williams Room)
- 20 November (Sir David Williams Room)
- 27 November (Sir David Williams Room)
- 4 December (Sir David Williams Room)
Proofreading
Proofreading Service
The library is pleased to announce that we are offering a proofreading service for postgraduate students planning to submit a Master's dissertation or PhD thesis. Our proofreaders can help with issues related to spelling, grammar, word usage, syntax and formatting.
Students will be matched with appropriate proofreaders based on subject, where possible, and are advised to provide as much time as possible prior to their submission deadline.
Contact Alberto Garcia for more information.
