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Why I Write
The urge to write can be a mysterious calling. There are so many different ways to understand not only the why of writing, but what one gets out of it. As part of the ongoing celebration of the National Day on Writing every October 20, the National Writing Project has collected the thoughts…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Why I Write: Poet Jane Hirshfield Writes About Life’s Profound Mystery
Prize-winning international poet, translator, and essayist Jane Hirshfield's poetry speaks to the central issues of human existence: desire and loss, impermanence and beauty, and the many dimensions of our connection with others. She tells NWP why she writes.
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.…
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.
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.
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.