Celebrate Writing

There are many ways to celebrate writing throughout the year. Here are just a few:

National Writing Day – Thursday 26th June 2019
National Writing Day is an annual celebration of writing designed to inspire people across the UK to get writing. Our message is simple: everyone has a story to tell and sharing it can be a source of pleasure and power.

The makers of Dare to Write?, creative writing incubator Paper Nations, celebrated with a day of workshops at Bath Central Library with award-winning author David Almond.

World Book Day – Thursday 5th March 2020
A celebration of books in all their forms! Children across the UK receive Book Tokens so they can get their hands on their very own book. Head to the World Book Day website to see the wonderful and wacky book-inspired costumes young people wore in 2019. Continue the celebration of writing through their resources and inspiration pages.

World Poetry Day – Saturday 21st March 2020
Established by UNESCO, World Poetry is a celebration of poetry - from Shakespeare to Spoken Word. Poets and organisations across the UK band together to host events and launch resources on this day. Keep the date in your diary!

Support a Young Writer Day – Friday 10th April 2020
It is vital that children are supported as they curate a love of writing in their early years - that’s why we have Support a Young Writer Day. To celebrate this day in 2019, Paper Nations launched a statement by David Almond on the Power of Writing.