Online Writing Lab (OWL)

The Online Writing Lab is staffed by professional tutors who can assist you with your writing for any course. Appointments are not required. The OWL is accessible through the Blackboard Course Management System.    To obtain access to the service students must register once on the Mercer Blackboard site.  Successfully registered students will find the Online Writing Lab course listed among their other registered courses.  Blackboard allows students to submit papers and receive comments from our professional writing tutors, all within a secure, password-protected system.

To access the Online Writing Lab, please click the button below:

For printable, step-by-step instructions on how to register for the OWL, please click the button below:

Need help?

For assistance registering for or using the OWL, please refer to our frequently asked questions page by clicking the OWL FAQs link in the left menu.