Bonnie Devet


Professor and Director of the Writing Lab

Bonnie Devet, a professor of English at the College of Charleston (South Carolina), directs the CofC Writing Lab. She also teaches courses in grammar, technical writing, freshman composition, advanced composition, the theory and practice of writing labs, classical rhetoric, and the teaching of composition. She has delivered numerous conference presentations and has published widely on the training of consultants as well as on teaching grammar, technical communication, and freshman composition. The CofC Writing Lab has been honored by receiving the Outstanding Peer Tutor Award, Student Employee of the Year Award, and Outstanding Scholarship Award (article). The Writing Lab is also the first writing lab in SC to be certified. She was also the recipient of the Southeastern Writing Center Association Achievement Award.

Education

Ph.D., English with a concentration in Composition, University of South Carolina

M.A., English, University of Missouri - Columbia

B.A., English, University of South Carolina


Research Interests

  • Composition and rhetoric
  • Technical Writing
  • Writing Lab theory/practice
  • Grammar and Style

Recent Honors and Awards

Honorable Mention for Grammar Teacher of the Year Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar July 2019

the Achievement Award Southeastern Writing Center Association Southeastern Writing Center Association February 2019

Certification of Writing Lab through Southeastern Writing Center Association, 2nd college in S.C. to be so honored

“Visiting with the Treasures of the British Library.” Hackwriters.com  Nominated for Best American Essays by Sam North, editor of Hackwriters.com June 18, 2018.

 


Recent Publications

Book: Devet, Bonnie, and Dana Lynn Driscoll, editors. Transfer of Learning in the Writing Center. Digital Edited Collection from WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship, 2020, https://wlnjournal.org/digitaleditedcollection2/index.html
Recent Articles:
“Preparing for a Joint Meeting of a Welsh and an American Writing Centre/Center” SDC: A Journal of Multiliteracy and Innovation, vol. 27, no. 1 (2023), pp. 11-20. Publication of the Southeastern Writing Center Association accepted 11-11-2024/published March 2025
“Into the Style Zone: Revitalizing Advanced Writing.” Composition Studies Journal, 27 Oct. 2024. https://compstudiesjournal.com/blog
“The Psychological Disadvantages of Drop-in Synchronous Consultations.” WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship co-written with two former WL consultants Mollie Bowman and Alex Tate-Moffo vol. 48, no. 2, 2024, pp. 15-20. DOI: 10.37514/WLN-J.2024.48.3.04
“When Classmates Know You’re a Writing Center Consultant.” WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship, vol. 47, no. 1, Sept. 2022, pp. 20-27.
“Style Matters: Revitalizing the Study of Style.” The CEA Critic Vol. 84, no. 3 (Nov. 2022), pp. 202-208.