diff --git a/benches/write_many_structs.rs b/benches/write_many_structs.rs
index 8151b952..7268f758 100644
--- a/benches/write_many_structs.rs
+++ b/benches/write_many_structs.rs
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ fn write_eexp_with_symbol_values(value_writer: impl ValueWriter) -> IonResult<()
         .write(symbol_id(black_box(11)))?
         // $12 = "2022-12-07T20:59:59.744000Z" (string, not timestamp)
         .write(symbol_id(black_box(12)))?;
-    nested_eexp.end()?;
-    eexp.end()
+    nested_eexp.close()?;
+    eexp.close()
 }
 
 fn write_eexp_with_string_values(value_writer: impl ValueWriter) -> IonResult<()> {
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ fn write_eexp_with_string_values(value_writer: impl ValueWriter) -> IonResult<()
     nested_eexp
         .write(black_box("region 4"))?
         .write(black_box("2022-12-07T20:59:59.744000Z"))?;
-    nested_eexp.end()?;
-    eexp.end()
+    nested_eexp.close()?;
+    eexp.close()
 }
 
 fn symbol_id(sid: usize) -> RawSymbolTokenRef<'static> {
diff --git a/examples/write_log_events.rs b/examples/write_log_events.rs
index aacbb251..c9dd627c 100644
--- a/examples/write_log_events.rs
+++ b/examples/write_log_events.rs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ mod example {
             eexp
                 // Ignore the part of the thread name that starts with the recurring prefix.
                 .write(&self.0[THREAD_NAME_PREFIX.len()..])?;
-            eexp.end()
+            eexp.close()
         }
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ mod example {
                 // Wrap the thread name in the `ThreadName` wrapper to change its serialization.
                 .write(ThreadName(&event.thread_name))?
                 .write(&event.parameters)?;
-            eexp.end()
+            eexp.close()
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/container_writers.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/container_writers.rs
index 7836b9f7..8687abcf 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/container_writers.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/container_writers.rs
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ impl<'value, 'top> MakeValueWriter for BinaryListWriter_1_0<'value, 'top> {
 }
 
 impl<'value, 'top> SequenceWriter for BinaryListWriter_1_0<'value, 'top> {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
         self.container_writer.end()
     }
 }
@@ -227,9 +227,9 @@ impl<'value, 'top> MakeValueWriter for BinarySExpWriter_1_0<'value, 'top> {
 }
 
 impl<'value, 'top> SequenceWriter for BinarySExpWriter_1_0<'value, 'top> {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
         self.container_writer.end()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/value_writer.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/value_writer.rs
index 9f449a85..65934c42 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/value_writer.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/value_writer.rs
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ mod tests {
         let expected = Element::read_all(expected)?;
         let mut writer = LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_0::new(Vec::new())?;
         test(&mut writer)?;
-        let buffer = writer.finish()?;
+        let buffer = writer.close()?;
         let actual = Element::read_all(buffer)?;
         assert!(
             IonData::eq(&expected, &actual),
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn write_empty_list() -> IonResult<()> {
         let expected = "[]";
-        writer_test(expected, |writer| writer.list_writer()?.end())
+        writer_test(expected, |writer| writer.list_writer()?.close())
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -530,14 +530,14 @@ mod tests {
                 .write(Timestamp::with_ymd(2023, 11, 9).build()?)?
                 .write([0xE0u8, 0x01, 0x00, 0xEA])?
                 .write([1, 2, 3])?;
-            list.end()
+            list.close()
         })
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn write_empty_sexp() -> IonResult<()> {
         let expected = "()";
-        writer_test(expected, |writer| writer.sexp_writer()?.end())
+        writer_test(expected, |writer| writer.sexp_writer()?.close())
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ mod tests {
                 .write(Timestamp::with_ymd(2023, 11, 9).build()?)?
                 .write([0xE0u8, 0x01, 0x00, 0xEA])?
                 .write([1, 2, 3])?;
-            sexp.end()
+            sexp.close()
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/writer.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/writer.rs
index 64e7a768..54178ea6 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/writer.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_0/writer.rs
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ impl<W: Write> LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_0<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn finish(mut self) -> IonResult<W> {
-        self.flush()?;
-        Ok(self.output)
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn value_writer(&mut self) -> BinaryValueWriter_1_0<'_, '_> {
         let top_level = match self.encoding_buffer_ptr {
             // If the `encoding_buffer_ptr` is set, we already allocated an encoding buffer on
@@ -129,7 +124,6 @@ impl<W: Write> LazyRawWriter<W> for LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_0<W> {
     delegate! {
         to self {
             fn flush(&mut self) -> IonResult<()>;
-            fn finish(self) -> IonResult<W>;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -143,10 +137,11 @@ impl<W: Write> MakeValueWriter for LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_0<W> {
 }
 
 impl<W: Write> SequenceWriter for LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_0<W> {
-    type End = W;
+    type Resources = W;
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
-        self.finish()
+    fn close(mut self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
+        self.flush()?;
+        Ok(self.output)
     }
     // Uses the default method implementations from SequenceWriter
 }
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/container_writers.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/container_writers.rs
index f06dce2e..590ca1c2 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/container_writers.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/container_writers.rs
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ impl<'value, 'top> MakeValueWriter for BinaryListWriter_1_1<'value, 'top> {
 }
 
 impl<'value, 'top> SequenceWriter for BinaryListWriter_1_1<'value, 'top> {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
     fn write<V: WriteAsIon>(&mut self, value: V) -> IonResult<&mut Self> {
         self.container_writer.write(value)?;
         Ok(self)
     }
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
         self.container_writer.end()
     }
 }
@@ -251,14 +251,14 @@ impl<'value, 'top> MakeValueWriter for BinarySExpWriter_1_1<'value, 'top> {
 }
 
 impl<'value, 'top> SequenceWriter for BinarySExpWriter_1_1<'value, 'top> {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
     fn write<V: WriteAsIon>(&mut self, value: V) -> IonResult<&mut Self> {
         self.container_writer.write(value)?;
         Ok(self)
     }
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
         self.container_writer.end()
     }
 }
@@ -383,9 +383,9 @@ impl<'value, 'top> MakeValueWriter for BinaryEExpWriter_1_1<'value, 'top> {
 }
 
 impl<'value, 'top> SequenceWriter for BinaryEExpWriter_1_1<'value, 'top> {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
         // Nothing to do
         // TODO: When we have length-prefixed macro invocations, this will require a step to flush the buffered encoding.
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/value_writer.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/value_writer.rs
index 8d48f49c..01f3eb9d 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/value_writer.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/value_writer.rs
@@ -2224,7 +2224,7 @@ mod tests {
                         .with_delimited_containers()
                         .list_writer()?;
                     list.write_all(*value)?;
-                    list.end()
+                    list.close()
                 },
                 expected_encoding,
             )?;
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@ mod tests {
                         .with_delimited_containers()
                         .sexp_writer()?;
                     sexp.write_all(*value)?;
-                    sexp.end()
+                    sexp.close()
                 },
                 expected_encoding,
             )?;
@@ -2781,7 +2781,7 @@ mod tests {
                 args.write_symbol("foo")?
                     .write_symbol("bar")?
                     .write_symbol("baz")?;
-                args.end()
+                args.close()
             },
             &[
                 0x00, // Invoke macro address 0
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/writer.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/writer.rs
index e2f3dd91..38a70438 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/writer.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/binary/v1_1/writer.rs
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ impl<W: Write> LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_1<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn finish(mut self) -> IonResult<W> {
-        self.flush()?;
-        Ok(self.output)
-    }
-
     // All methods called on the writer are inherently happening at the top level. At the top level,
     // the lifetimes `'value` and `'top` are identical. In this method signature, '_ is used for both.
     pub(crate) fn value_writer(&mut self) -> BinaryValueWriter_1_1<'_, '_> {
@@ -140,7 +135,6 @@ impl<W: Write> LazyRawWriter<W> for LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_1<W> {
     delegate! {
         to self {
             fn flush(&mut self) -> IonResult<()>;
-            fn finish(self) -> IonResult<W>;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -154,10 +148,10 @@ impl<W: Write> MakeValueWriter for LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_1<W> {
 }
 
 impl<W: Write> SequenceWriter for LazyRawBinaryWriter_1_1<W> {
-    type End = W;
+    type Resources = W;
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
-        // Ending the top-level sequence is the same as calling `finish` on the writer itself.
-        self.finish()
+    fn close(mut self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
+        self.flush()?;
+        Ok(self.output)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/mod.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/mod.rs
index 30746ea4..fd252305 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/mod.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub(crate) mod private {
 }
 
 /// An Ion writer without an encoding context (that is: symbol/macro tables).
-pub trait LazyRawWriter<W: Write>: SequenceWriter<End = W> {
+pub trait LazyRawWriter<W: Write>: SequenceWriter<Resources = W> {
     fn new(output: W) -> IonResult<Self>
     where
         Self: Sized;
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ pub trait LazyRawWriter<W: Write>: SequenceWriter<End = W> {
     where
         Self: Sized;
     fn flush(&mut self) -> IonResult<()>;
-
-    fn finish(self) -> IonResult<W>;
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/text/mod.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/text/mod.rs
index dd0889e4..07319c2d 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/text/mod.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/text/mod.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ impl<W: Write> LazyRawTextWriter_1_0<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn finish(mut self) -> IonResult<W> {
-        self.flush()?;
-        Ok(self.output)
-    }
-
     /// Helper method to construct this format's `ValueWriter` implementation.
     #[inline]
     fn value_writer(&mut self) -> TextValueWriter_1_0<'_, W> {
@@ -61,11 +56,11 @@ impl<W: Write> LazyRawTextWriter_1_0<W> {
 }
 
 impl<W: Write> SequenceWriter for LazyRawTextWriter_1_0<W> {
-    type End = W;
+    type Resources = W;
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
-        // Calling `end()` on the top level sequence is the same as calling `finish()` on the writer.
-        self.finish()
+    fn close(mut self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
+        self.flush()?;
+        Ok(self.output)
     }
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +94,6 @@ impl<W: Write> LazyRawWriter<W> for LazyRawTextWriter_1_0<W> {
     delegate! {
         to self {
             fn flush(&mut self) -> IonResult<()>;
-            fn finish(self) -> IonResult<W>;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/text/value_writer.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/text/value_writer.rs
index b7148100..32482004 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/text/value_writer.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/text/value_writer.rs
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ impl<'top, W: Write> MakeValueWriter for TextListWriter_1_0<'top, W> {
 }
 
 impl<'top, W: Write> SequenceWriter for TextListWriter_1_0<'top, W> {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
     fn write<V: WriteAsIon>(&mut self, value: V) -> IonResult<&mut Self> {
         self.write(value)
     }
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
         self.end()
     }
 }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ impl<'value, W: Write> MakeValueWriter for TextSExpWriter_1_0<'value, W> {
 }
 
 impl<'a, W: Write> SequenceWriter for TextSExpWriter_1_0<'a, W> {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
     delegate! {
         to self {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ impl<'a, W: Write> SequenceWriter for TextSExpWriter_1_0<'a, W> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources> {
         self.end()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lazy/encoder/value_writer.rs b/src/lazy/encoder/value_writer.rs
index 8e0bb6e3..7f7990ac 100644
--- a/src/lazy/encoder/value_writer.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/encoder/value_writer.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ pub trait ValueWriter: Sized {
     type AnnotatedValueWriter<'a, SymbolType: AsRawSymbolTokenRef + 'a>: ValueWriter
     where
         Self: 'a;
-    type ListWriter: SequenceWriter<End = ()>;
-    type SExpWriter: SequenceWriter<End = ()>;
+    type ListWriter: SequenceWriter<Resources = ()>;
+    type SExpWriter: SequenceWriter<Resources = ()>;
     type StructWriter: StructWriter;
-    type EExpWriter: EExpWriter<End = ()>;
+    type EExpWriter: EExpWriter<Resources = ()>;
 
     fn write_null(self, ion_type: IonType) -> IonResult<()>;
     fn write_bool(self, value: bool) -> IonResult<()>;
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ pub trait ValueWriter: Sized {
     fn write_list<V: WriteAsIon, I: IntoIterator<Item = V>>(self, values: I) -> IonResult<()> {
         let mut list = self.list_writer()?;
         list.write_all(values)?;
-        list.end()
+        list.close()
     }
 
     fn write_sexp<V: WriteAsIon, I: IntoIterator<Item = V>>(self, values: I) -> IonResult<()> {
         let mut sexp = self.sexp_writer()?;
         sexp.write_all(values)?;
-        sexp.end()
+        sexp.close()
     }
 
     fn write_struct<K: AsRawSymbolTokenRef, V: WriteAsIon, I: IntoIterator<Item = (K, V)>>(
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ macro_rules! delegate_and_return_self {
 }
 
 pub trait SequenceWriter: MakeValueWriter {
-    /// The type returned by the [`end`](Self::end) method.
+    /// The type returned by the [`end`](Self::close) method.
     ///
     /// For top-level writers, this can be any resource(s) owned by the writer that need to survive
     /// after the writer is dropped. (For example, a `BufWriter` or `Vec` serving as the output.)
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ pub trait SequenceWriter: MakeValueWriter {
     /// Containers and E-expressions must use `()`.
     //  ^^^ This constraint could be loosened if needed, but it requires using verbose references
     //      to `<MyType as SequenceWriter>::End` in a variety of APIs.
-    type End;
+    type Resources;
 
     fn value_writer(&mut self) -> Self::ValueWriter<'_> {
         <Self as MakeValueWriter>::make_value_writer(self)
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ pub trait SequenceWriter: MakeValueWriter {
     /// Closes out the sequence being written. Delimited writers can use this opportunity to emit
     /// a sentinel value, and length-prefixed writers can flush any buffered data to the output
     /// buffer.
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<Self::End>;
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<Self::Resources>;
 
     // Creates functions that delegate to the ValueWriter method of the same name but which then
     // return `self` so it can be re-used/chained.
diff --git a/src/lazy/never.rs b/src/lazy/never.rs
index 7b6d3aab..c30ef942 100644
--- a/src/lazy/never.rs
+++ b/src/lazy/never.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ impl<'top, D: LazyDecoder> From<Never> for MacroExpr<'top, D> {
 }
 
 impl SequenceWriter for Never {
-    type End = ();
+    type Resources = ();
 
-    fn end(self) -> IonResult<()> {
+    fn close(self) -> IonResult<()> {
         unreachable!("SequenceWriter::end() in Never")
     }
 }