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Writing Resources

Writing Guides

Models and Examples

  • Sample Press Release This page contains essential information about writing a press release in the manner and format of a press release.
  • Sample Report This PDF file contains an example of a formal report written with APA formatting, from Kitty Locker's book Business and Administrative Communication.
  • Sample Letters This PDF file contains samples of letters in various different formats, with and without letter head, from Kitty Locker's book Business and Administrative Communication.
  • Sample Memo This PDF file contains an example of the memo from Kitty Locker's book Business and Administrative Communication.
  • Sample Proposal This PDF file contains an example of a proposal from Kitty Locker's book Business and Administrative Communication.

APA Usage Tips

  • FAQ on APA Style
    Contains a number of stylistic and grammatical tips as well as help for specific citation questions.
  • APA Documentation Guide
    This website from the University of Wisconsin provides a quick resource for citing references in papers. These materials will introduce you to APA documentation and show you examples which you can use as templates for citing your own references.

Writing Associations

  • Association for Business Communication
    This resource promotes awareness of intercultural and international differences and similarities; fosters excellence in intercultural business communication research; honors and celebrates cultural diversity in classrooms, in businesses, and in corporations; and allows for different culture-driven communication styles.
  • The Federation of International Trade Associations
    This site contains more than 8,000 links to international trade and import-export web sites that are annotated and indexed.
  • Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse This site from Colorado State University's Composition Program supports teachers and students of writing across the disciplines and features a content database and articles on the topic.