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Why I Write: Amanda Parrish Morgan
Author, educator, and NWP Writers Council member Amanda Parrish Morgan shares how writing deepens her understanding of herself, others, and our world.
Andy Myer: Why I Write
Andy Myer is a member of the NWP Writers Council and has been in the business of creating humorous words and images his entire career. His most recent and joyful endeavor is as a children’s book author/illustrator.
Why I Write: Scientist Arvind Gupta Plays with the Words of Science
In this short inspiring piece, Gupta explains critical moments he has been motivated to write, including chances to explain scientific phenomena. He urges readers to appreciate the human mind and the joy of experimentation. This piece could be used as a model "why I write" piece and/or to…
Ashleigh Allen: Why I Write
Ashleigh A. Allen is a poet, writer, researcher, educator, and Doctoral Candidate (ABD) in Curriculum & Pedagogy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, as well as a member of the NWP Writers Council.
Charles Yu: Why I Write
Charles Yu, author of How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe and member of the NWP Writers Council, illustrates the motive behind his writing.
Why I Write: Marissa Moss on Bringing the Story Back into History
Marissa Moss—a member of the NWP Writers Council—writes biographies and historical fiction to bring the sense of discovery back to history, making important stories accessible and engaging.
Frank Murphy: Why I Write
Frank Murphy writes to breathe life into stories about the past, to inspire young readers to fall in love with history.
Grant Faulkner: Why I Write
Grant Faulkner—NWP Writers Council member, former director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and author of Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo—shares 100 reasons why he keeps writing.
Heather Mackey: Why I Write
Heather Mackey is the author of Dreamwood , a fantasy adventure involving a strong girl, supernatural forces, and a mysterious tree. She has worked as an editor and writer for many years, and somewhere in her files still has her membership card from the Cat Writers Association of America.…
Janie Chodosh: Why I Write
Janie Chodosh is a member of the NWP Writers Council as well as an author, educator, naturalist, and rock climber.
Kekla Magoon: Why I Write
Kekla Magoon is an author of young-adult fiction, historical non-fiction, and a member of the NWP Writers Council.
Kelvin Yu: Why I Write
Insight from writer, actor, and NWP Writers Council member Kelvin Yu on the creative freedom that writing provides, compared to acting, within the TV and film industry.
Walking Toward the Sun: Kim Culbertson, Why I Write
Kim Culbertson is an NWP Writers Council member and the author of many YA novels including The Wonder of Us, Songs for a Teenage Nomad, and Catch a Falling Star.
Robin Newman: Why I Write
Humor, passion, revision, and perseverance are at the heart of Robin Newman's craft. Author of A Wilcox and Griswold Mystery: The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake, and member of the NWP Writers Council. Newman shares what inspires her to write and how she got to where she is today.
Shirley McPhillips: Why I Write
For Poet Shirley McPhillips, writing is about connecting with poems of the past and forming new relationships with readers. The Poem Central author, and member of the NWP Writers Council, shares what writing means to her.
Why I Write: Scientist Timothy Ferris on Writing to Learn
Ferris explains that he writes as a way to learn science and describes the vital role that science has played in changing the world for the better. He discusses how writing for general audiences can help scientists to "clarify their own thinking, by obliging them to put specialized ideas…
Why I Write: To Awaken the Spirit in the Downtrodden
Poets and youth workers Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha answer the call to describe #WhyIWrite with a poem. The answer is inseparable from their community and the promise of the youth they work with.
Write Now Teacher Studio
Where teachers write, share, and talk shop about writing and the teaching of writing
Hosted by the National Writing Project, the Write Now Teacher Studio is an open, online community of educators for educators. It’s a place to write together, examine our teaching, create and refine curricula, and work toward ever more effective and equitable practices to create confident, creative, and critical thinkers and writers in our classrooms and courses.