Quick Access Reference for Writers

For Freshman-level writing courses, such as Freshman Composition, English Composition, First-Year Writing, Expository Writing, or any course where students need help with the writing.

Now in its fifth edition, Quick Access is written by trusted authors Lynn Troyka and Doug Hesse. Quick Access is a brief, spiral-bound, tabbed (12 tabs) handbook, published in full color. Quick Access is also accompanied by a valuable supplements and media package, including an interactive eBook, a personal writing plan, tutoring, and tools on the Web.

The Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks provides the most balanced coverage of writing process, grammar, research, and topics important to today's students. Both respected teachers and authors, Troyka and Hesse give practical advice to students about the writing they will do in composition courses, in other classes, and in the world beyond. Offering instructors a full range of choices in handbooks, the Troyka/Hesse family of handbooks is available in a variety of formats, including web-based and customized options, so instructors can select the handbook that best fits their course needs.

There are many roads to good writing. Choose the most balanced handbook in the most useful format for you and your students.