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We reopen Thursday, January 2, at 8 am (ET).
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To access Academic Writer, log in to your current Brightspace class.
On your course homepage, scroll down to the Tools for Success! widget and click Academic Writer.
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You will need to log in with your IWU username and password. Then log in with your Academic Writer username and password.
Writing papers in APA Style takes a lot of time.
Do you struggle with:
Citing different reference types?
Creating references for each source?
Organizing your References list in the correct order?
We completely understand that learning APA Style and trying to remember all the rules is hard!
Academic Writer saves you time and makes writing easier!
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It takes a few papers to become comfortable writing your papers with Academic Writer. Watch our video tutorials to help you get started.
To access Academic Writer, log in to your current Brightspace class.
On your course homepage, scroll down to the Tools for Success! widget and click Academic Writer.