17 tweets that demonstrate why the #WhyIWrite hashtag is trending
As a publication that is a world of words, we understand the power of writing. Here, we handle words with care, recognizing that though they may be made of ink or graphite or pixels, they hold power. Especially on days like today, the National Day on Writing. As a testament to this day, we have #WhyIWrite, a trending Twitter hashtag that’s bringing us together during a time when many of us feel divided.
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the organizers behind this occasion, explain, “Every October 20, NCTE celebrates the importance, joy, and evolution of writing through a tweetup, using the hashtag #WhyIWrite and events hosted by thousands of educators across the country.”
To remind us that words have the power to transform, to unite, we’re rounding up our favorite tweets under the #WhyIWrite hashtag.
With writing comes representation:
Because I want the world to feel the beauty, depth, strength, complexity and innate dopeness of Black women. #whyiwrite
— Gina Prince-Bythewood (@GPBmadeit) October 20, 2017
I write to represent women, POC, & other minorities. To give a voice to the voiceless. To inspire. To change the world. #WhyIWrite 📝💕
— Alexandra Harrell (@alexandraharell) October 20, 2017
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It is a vehicle for change:
there are a lot of bad stories out there doing real harm in the world
it’s up to us to tell better ones#whyiwrite
— Saladin Ahmed (@saladinahmed) October 20, 2017
To deconstruct larger systems of gender, sexuality, and oppression within pop culture and the art world is #WhyIWrite
— Anni Irish (she/hers) (@AnniIrish) October 20, 2017
Writing is therapy:
#WhyIWrite because art saved my life; because our voice matter; because it keeps me sane; because others died for my voice to live.
— Joél Leon. (@JoelakaMaG) October 20, 2017
#whyIwrite because it is liberating. I find solace in wielding my pen to weave words. Writing is my vehicle to a more luminous realm.
— glendon (@glendonfrancis) October 20, 2017
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Because sometimes I don't know exactly who I am or what I think until it's on a page. #WhyIWrite
— Jenny Lawson (@TheBloggess) October 20, 2017
i think it keeps me alive #WhyIWrite
— Amy Turn Sharp (@amyturnsharp) October 20, 2017
We write for each other, for our communities:
Happy National Day On Writing! I write for therapy. It’s my outlet. Most importantly, I write for you. To give you an escape #WhyIWrite
— Jason Pellegrini (@JPellegrini1983) October 20, 2017
#WhyIWrite to amplify the work of women artists especially WOC https://t.co/BJI9TfN61E
— Eva Recinos (@eva_recinos) October 20, 2017
#WhyIWrite I write because I believe that my words and thoughts have a place in the universe and that one day they will make a difference.
— Madeline Potts (@therealmadeline) October 20, 2017
To make people feel less alone. #WhyIWrite
— Sophie Vershbow (@svershbow) October 20, 2017
To reclaim:
#WhyIWrite I write to step out of my comfort zone, because even though, “it’s a nice place to be, nothing ever grows there.”
— Carrie (@cberry2918) October 20, 2017
Somewhere along the way, I lost my voice. Recently, I've taken it back. #WhyIWrite
— Vivian-Tram Hoang (@vivvybobby) October 20, 2017
As always, thanks for reading our words, and for sharing yours with us.
