This contribution to our national discussion on writing studies and writing centres takes the long view, seeing recent events—reorganisations, reclassifications—as a chapter in the history of writing centres in Canada. It is a long view, but neither as long nor as broad as it could be, for it is tethered to my own career in writing studies: this is what I have seen, from institutional positions I have occupied, and from scholarly positions I have taken. I hope others will extend this slender timeline with further episodes and comment, and with corrections, challenge, and inquiry. I offer some preliminary analyses of the forces and trends at work in the history—and future—of writing centres in Canada, hoping others with bring further and deeper analyses to the story.

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Giltrow, J., (2025), "Writing at the Centre: A Sketch of the Canadian History", HSSCommons: (DOI: 10.31468/cjsdwr.48)

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Original publication: Giltrow, Janet. "Writing at the Centre: A Sketch of the Canadian History." Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie, vol. 26, 2016, pp. 11-24. DOI: 10.31468/cjsdwr.48. This material has been re-published in an unmodified form on the Canadian HSS Commons with the permission of Discourse and Writing/Rédactologie. Copyright © the author(s). Work published in DW/R is licensed under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA license