About the Program

Throughout the school year, GWP is bringing you a variety of writing activities centered around the outdoors! We have writing marathons planned at Gateway Arch National Park, Forest Park, and Weldon Springs Conservation Area; two writing contests; and themed social media writing challenges!

In addition, October 9-23 is write out! Write out is the National Writing Project's "free two-week celebration of writing, making, and sharing inspired by the great outdoors."

Check out the links below to learn more about each piece of the program.

Collect 6 Badges, Win Prizes!

For each of the 6 aspects of the Writing Outdoors program, participants can earn a badge! If you collect four badges, you'll get a free GWP tshirt!

How to earn badges:

  1. Attend the following Writing Outdoors Events:


  1. Submit (or have a student submit) to the following Writing Contests:


3. Participate in October's Social Media Challenges!

  • Respond to @GatewayWriting Instagram, Facebook, or twitter challenges Tuesdays & Thursdays in October!

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