National Day on Writing-What I Write

By Annette Cole Mastron, Communication Director for Southern Writers Magazine

Friday, will you, as a writer, participate in the activities surrounding National Day on Writing 2012? A U.S. Senate resolution states the evolution of writers in the 21st century.

"On October 19, tweet out your compositions of all sorts and post them to Twitter using the hashtag #WhatIWrite and, if space allows, #dayonwriting. Our goals are to share writings publicly while we get #WhatIWrite as a trending topic on Twitter this year just as #WhyIWrite was a trending topic last year.

US Senate Resolution 565 declares October 20, 2012, as the National Day on Writing, but do Tweet #WhatIWrite on October 19 and then celebrate the Day when it's convenient for you."

"THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, RESOLUTION" states:
"Expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2012, as the `National Day on Writing'.

Whereas people in the 21st century are writing more than ever before for personal, professional, and civic purposes;

Whereas the social nature of writing invites people of every age, profession, and walk of life to create meaning through composing;

Whereas more and more people in every occupation deem writing as essential and influential in their work;

Whereas writers continue to learn how to write for different purposes, audiences, and occasions throughout their lifetimes;

Whereas developing digital technologies expand the possibilities for composing in multiple media at a faster pace than ever before;

Whereas young people are leading the way in developing new forms of composing by using different forms of digital media;

Whereas effective communication contributes to building a global economy and a global community;

Whereas the National Council of Teachers of English, in conjunction with its many national and local partners, honors and celebrates the importance of writing through the National Day on Writing;

Whereas the National Day on Writing celebrates the foundational place of writing in the personal, professional, and civic lives of the people of the United States;

Whereas the National Day on Writing provides an opportunity for individuals across the United States to share and exhibit their written works through the National Gallery of Writing;

Whereas the National Day on Writing highlights the importance of writing instruction and practice at every educational level and in every subject area;

Whereas the National Day on Writing emphasizes the lifelong process of learning to write and compose for different audiences, purposes, and occasions;

Whereas the National Day on Writing honors the use of the full range of media for composing, from traditional tools like print, audio, and video, to Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, and podcasts; and

Whereas the National Day on Writing encourages all people of the United States to write, as well as to enjoy and learn from the writing of others: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) supports the designation of October 20, 2012, as the `National Day on Writing';
(2) strongly affirms the purposes of the National Day on Writing;
(3) encourages participation in the National Galley of Writing, which serves as an exemplary living archive of the centrality of writing in the lives of the people of the United States; and
(4) encourages educational institutions, businesses, community and civic associations, and other organizations to promote awareness of the National Day on Writing and celebrate the writing of the members those organizations through individual submissions to the National Gallery of Writing."

I'll be tweeting tomorrow, will you tweet using the hashtag #WhatIWrite ? I plan to celebrate National Day on Writing 2012 by writing for 20 minutes and 12 seconds without interruptions. Join me?

Source: 
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c112:S.RES.565: and
http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting