Write Out: Poetry for the Planet
October 13-27, 2024
Write Out is a free two-week celebration of writing, making, and sharing inspired by the great outdoors. It is an open invitation to get out and create that is supported with a series of online activities, made especially for educators, students, and families, to explore neighborhoods, parks, and other public spaces. This year's theme is Poetry for the Planet.Choice Board
Check out the Write Out Choice Board for writing prompts and inspiration for all ages.
Kate Messner
AUTHOR AMBASSADOR
Kate Messner, Write Out Author Ambassador and author of award-winning picture books like Over and Under the Snow, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, and The Brilliant Deep as well as books for older readers like Breakout and her forthcoming novel in verse, The Trouble with Heroes.
Join Kate’s live video and chat on YouTube →
October 13 at 4p PT/7p ET.
Jermaine Thompson
POET AMBASSADOR
Born in Louisville, Mississippi, Jermaine Thompson learned language from big-armed women who greased their skillets with gossip and from full-bellied men who cursed and prayed with the same fervor. Jermaine earned his MFA in poetry from the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2018.
YouTube link coming soon
October 20 at 4p PT/7p ET.
Connect with Write Out Events
Join Write Out events—both online and in-person—that are being organized across the country.
| Event | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous Peoples Day | Oct 14 | |||
| The Write Time with Write Out Author Ambassador Kate Messner and Educator Kim Douillard | Online | YouTube | Oct 15 | 4p PT/7p ET |
| Write Out: Fall into Writing with NWP at Kent State University | Peninsula, OH | Cuyahoga Valley National Park | Oct 16 | 4p-6p ET |
| Write Out: Poetry for the Planet @ URI | Kingston, RI | North Woods and the Medicinal Gardens | Oct 16 & 17 | 8a-5p ET |
| Write on the River | Cañon City, CO | Centennial Park | Oct 17 | 5:15p-6:15p MT |
| Park and Write! with Write Out | Online | Zoom | Oct 17 | 4p PT/7p ET |
| Write Out Writing Marathon @ Gateway Arch National Park | St. Louis, MO | Gateway Arch National Park | Oct 19 | 10a-1p CT |
Write Out supports...
literacy learning in and about the world around us.
connections to one’s own place, and then via social media, provides opportunities to share and connect across places.
engaging schools, after-school and community programs, families, and individuals to go outside and be creative, social, and participatory.
experts in building activities and curricula that are locally relevant, interest-driven, and academically connected.
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Become a Partner
Write Out partners join the annual event in October and help imagine what is possible in local communities while elevating awareness about their organization and priorities.
Become a Sponsor
Your organization can be part of the National Writing Project’s Write Out with Us Campaign which celebrates writing and the great outdoors while supporting families, afterschool clubs, classrooms, and explorers of all ages to get out from behind screens to enjoy the natural world.
Show Your Love
Eco-friendly Write Out products are available to support this unique program while showing your love for writing and the great outdoors.
