The Empowered Writer: An Essential Guide to Writing, Reading, and Research

The Empowered Writer is an indispensable guide to effective writing, reading, research, and grammar. Using accessible instruction and an abundance of exercises and examples, this text empowers students to hone their skills, make informed choices, and think critically about how - and why - they write. Featuring numerous new readings and improved content organization, this third edition fosters student success in the classroom and beyond.

Kathleen M. Moran is a professor in the School of Liberal Studies and Communications at Conestoga College. She has taught and created a wide range of courses including technical writing, composition, and business communication. Kathleen has also taught composition at Humber College and Brock University. She has authored ancillary material for Oxford, Pearson, and Nelson and is the Canadian adapter on Searles, Workplace Communications (2012) with Pearson Canada. Eric Henderson is an active author with Oxford University Press Canada, where his other books include Writing by Choice, 3e (2015), The Active Reader, 3e (2015), and Becoming an Active Reader, 2e (2016). He has also published articles in leading journals such as Canadian Literature, English Studies in Canada, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. He teaches in the Department of English at the University of Victoria where his teaching interests include composition, rhetoric, and style.