Write Out: Write Where We Stand
October 11-25, 2026
Write Out invites everyone—educators, students, families, and friends—to step outside the walls of classrooms, homes, and workspaces to write and connect. Free and open to all, this celebration inspires writers to draw from the world around them through place-based writing and sharing, deepening connections to place, nature, and community.
Write Out 2026 will take place October 11–25. This year’s theme, Write Where We Stand, centers writing in the places that shape and sustain us.
LEARN MOREA Guide for Writing Outside the Classroom
For many years now, James Fester has supported Write Out via features at Edutopia and in his The National Park Classroom. This year he has compiled a white paper to support teachers in thinking about taking their students outside to write.
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.
Sign Up
Submit your email to receive more information and resources as Write Out approaches.
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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.