Write Out 2022 was STEAM-Powered (STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) and ran October 9-23, 2022. To support this theme, Write Out organized around the use of notebooks and journals that inspired observing, describing, and annotating.
Participating Partners
I Was A Kid
I Was a Kid was created to help kids today expand their possibilities by tracing the paths of all kinds of people working in science in all kinds of ways.
Latino Outdoors
Latino Outdoors aims to inspire, connect, and engage Latino communities in the outdoors and embrace cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented.
Featured Events
Science Writing: Creating and Sharing Good, True and Inclusive Stories of Science
Schoodic Institute, based at Acadia National Park, is a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service whose mission is to inspire science, learning, and community for a changing world. Science writer Catherine Schmitt to learn how she approaches her writing and the ways that Schoodic Institute and National Park Service are supporting inclusive science writing. We also hear from Park Ranger Amber Kirkendall from Homestead National Historical Park about her experience with historical writing, leading outdoor writing programs, and Write Out.
I Was A Kid: A Science Notebooks Project with Karen Romano Young
A science notebook is a tool to help you with your own work. What are some needs notebooks help their keepers meet? What can a notebook help YOU (and your students) do? Join I Was A Kid author/illustrator Karen Romano Young along with teachers and National Park Service Rangers for this special Write Out event focused on making and using Notebooks in STEAM.
S.T.E.A.M-Powered Twitter Chat
Archive of the Write Out S.T.E.A.M-Powered Twitter Chat from October 13, 2022.
National Day on Writing Twitter Chat
Archive of the Write Out National Day on Writing Twitter Chat from October 20, 2022.
2022 Past Events
OCTOBER 23, 2022
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PT
Pescadero, California
Latino Outdoors SF Bay Area | #WriteOut Nature Journaling
Join Latino Outdoors for a beginner-friendly nature journaling activity among the redwoods and Little Butano Creek. Small sketchbooks and lunch will be provided.
OCTOBER 9-23, 2022
St. Louis, Missouri
Write Engineer Writing Competition
Write Engineer is a free writing competition sponsored by Gateway Writing Project in celebration of Write Out 2022 and the National Day on Writing. Given the National Park Service’s October focus on STEAM-Powered resources, Write Engineer invites students from grades K-12 and adults to experience place-based writing, focusing on their experiences in the spaces of St. Louis.
OCTOBER 9-23, 2022
Online
DS106 Daily Create
Each day, DS106 gives a new creative challenge, something to do in photography, drawing, audio, video, and writing. During the two weeks of #WriteOut, DS106 will be focused on writing and STEAM!
OCTOBER 22, 2022
12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. CT
Hodgenville, KY and online
OCTOBER 20, 2022
7:00 p.m. CT
Online
Morehead Writing Project Virtual Marathon
The Morehead Writing Project will host a virtual writing marathon to celebrate Write Out and National Day on Writing and we hope our entire community of writers will join us in an exploration of the world and technology through writing.
OCTOBER 20, 2022
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET
Durham, New Hampshire
National Day on Writing, Writing Party
Join the UNH community for a National Day on Writing Writing Party! A community gathering to write and celebrate why we write!
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OCTOBER 18, 2022
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. CT
Johnsonville, Tennessee
Nature Journaling Write Out!
Join us for a nature journaling workshop at Johnsonville State Historic Park led by writer and certified Tennessee Naturalist Deborah Adams.
OCTOBER 17, 2022
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. CT
St. Louis, Missouri
Gateway Arch Writing Marathon
In collaboration with the Gateway Arch National Monument & Write Out, the Gateway Writing Project is hosting a writing marathon at the Gateway Arch! Join us for an evening of both structured and unstructured STEM and writing-inspired activities.
OCTOBER 16, 2022
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT
Fresno, California
Latino Outdoors, Fresno: Write Out 2022 Nature Journaling & Art
Join Latino Outdoors for a mindful morning of wellness and creativity. There will be a short nature walk, followed by an introduction to STEAM-based nature journaling. The morning will close with an art project, led by Womnxwise. Supplies, snacks, and beverages will be provided.
OCTOBER 16, 2022
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. ET
Springfield, Massachusetts
Powered by S.T.E.A.M at the Springfield Armory
The Western Massachusetts Writing Project and the Springfield Armory National Historic Site partner up to offer an afternoon of STEAM-based and Journal-based exploration of the grounds of the Springfield Armory for local educators, as we explore Seed Bombs (with native plants); pollination gardens; and the role in urban tree canopies for heat reduction. All this, and the creation of Data Journals, too, as we celebrate Write Out 2022 (see flyer).
OCTOBER 15, 2022
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Featured Session: Landhealth Institute presentation and #WriteOut Wonder Walk
The LandHealth Institute, a nonprofit based in Philadelphia, will lead a featured session at the Philadelphia Writing Project’s Celebration of Writing and Literacy. LandHealth will give an overview of the environmental problems facing surrounding neighborhoods and then lead a Wonder Walk tour. The session will be led by Landhealth Founder and CEO Scott Quitel; Quitel has led hundreds of educational ecology and design-oriented tours/hikes for people of all ages in natural areas in and around Philadelphia.