ATU Writer 2019 is a collection of essays written by Tech students in English Comp I classes and edited by Nancy Cox. These are arranged by mode: three-point enumeration, narration, description, process, division and classification, definition, comparison/contrast, and argumentation. Read them to get inspired or to understand better the structure in each mode.

The Arkansas Tech Writing is a collection of works written by Technical Writing students in English 2053 classes and edited by Dr. Carl Brucker, professor of English. The book includes works edited by other Technical Writing professors. These works are classified into types, including, but not limited to, instruction set, analytic report, proposal letter, job application, and research report. Read them to get inspired or to understand better the structure in each type.

15th edition of the Arkansas Tech Writing, edited by Carl Brucker, professor of English.

The Arkansas Tech University Writing Lab serves all currently enrolled students –on-campus, commuter, on-line, and high school concurrent students. Visit the English Writing Lab.

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association : the official guide to APA style (7th edition) ( permalink)
  The complete 7th edition manual is available in print version in several locations throughout the Library: one at Circulation Desk for a 2-hour check-out, one at the Research Help Desk for quick reference, and two in the general collection (2nd floor) for regular check-out.
• Academic writer Tutorial: the Basics of APA Style (based on 7th edition)
  This interactive tutorial, part of the official APA Style web site, explains how to organize a paper following the 7th edition of the manual.
• APA Color Citation Guide
  If you are a visual learner, here are APA citation samples with color codes for title, author, etc. Based on 7th edition.
• Format Your Essay APA style in Word
  tutorial
• More information about APA style
  Topic Guide about the APA style

• MLA handbook for writers of research papers (9th edition) ( permalink)
  The complete 9th edition manual is available in print version in several locations throughout the Library: one at Circulation Desk for a 2-hour check-out, one at the Research Help Desk for quick reference, and one in the general collection (2nd floor) for regular check-out.
• MLA Color Citation Guide
  If you are a visual learner, here are MLA citation samples with color codes for title, author, etc.
• Format Your Essay MLA Style in Word
  tutorial

• 2024 Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition ( permalink)
  The complete guide is available online through the permalink. The Library also has the print version: one at Circulation Desk for a 2-hour check-out and one at the Research Help Desk for quick reference.
• Chicago Manual of Style 18th edition: 14: Source Citations: Examples
  Select the type of resource you want to cite in the table of content.
• Format Your Essay Chicago Style in Word
  tutorial

• Style Guides Overview
  This guide will help you understand what a style guide is, why and how style guides are used, and suggestions for exploring style guides across the disciplines.
• Common Errors in English Usage
  This site is very comprehensive and easy to search with .

Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas or words without giving proper credit.

It can be unintentional, but the consequences can be severe. Use these links to find out how to avoid plagiarism and its consequences.

• What is plagiarism?
• Quoting and Paraphrasing (University of Winconsin - Madison - The Writing Center)
• Academic Integrity at ATU