Happy National Day on Writing!

Today, the NCTE asks us to recognize “the remarkable variety of writing we engage in” by celebrating the National Day on Writing. Congress proclaimed that October 20th, 2009 would

• celebrate the foundational place of writing in Americans’ personal, professional, and civic lives.
• point to the importance of writing instruction and practice at every grade level, for every student and in every subject area from preschool through university.
• emphasize the lifelong process of learning to write and composing for different audiences, purposes, and occasions.
• recognize the scope and range of writing done by the American people and others.
• honor the use of the full range of media for composing.
• encourage Americans to write and enjoy and learn from the writing of others. (see more at “About the National Day on Writing“)

To give life to this celebration, the National Gallery of Writing–a national, digital archive of composition–opens its virtual doors today. The NCTE and its partners have already collected and posted submissions in their galleries that writers can use as inspiration. 

Today is the day to celebrate the writer in you! Grab a pen, a mouse, a crayon... and add your voice in celebration of writing as lifework! 

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