Here is what you can do to help put writing front and center:
- INVITE. Ask your family and friends to publish to the National Gallery. In this great mosaic representation of how people write today, every piece counts. As long as it is significant to its author, we have a place for it in the national gallery.
- SPEAK. Talk to the classes you teach, community, service, or church groups you belong to, or journalists/media personalities you know about publishing to the National Gallery.
Download and Post the National Day on Writing Flier 
- START. If you have a well-defined group who would like to see their work published collectively, consider forming a local gallery. Learn How to Start a Gallery.
- CELEBRATE. Organize a celebration of writing in your school, group or community on October 20, the National Day. The list of plans forming up around the country is impressive—everything from writing marathons, to poetry slams, to memoir chains, to journal read-ins, to post-it note plot schemes are in the works. Get creative and make your celebration memorable! Read about more ideas for celebrating.
Share the news that the U.S. Senate has passed a resolution declaring October 20, 2009, the National Day on Writing.
See the Web cast of the National Day on Writing events around the country, airing live from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, October 20.
- CONNECT. Share your ideas and connect with others online at the NCTE NING Group, become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.