; Whereas the National Day on Writing encourages all people of the United States and overseas to write, enjoy, and learn from the writing of others; Whereas, since the inception of the hashtag #WhyIWrite in 2009, the hashtag has generated hundreds of thousands of tweets and reached millions of people, encouraging students, from elementary school through the university level, athletes, authors, and artists from all over the world to participate; and Whereas, on the National Day on Writing in 2018, the National Council of Teachers of English encourages all people of the United States to tell others #WhyIWrite through print, social media, or other means: Now, therefore, be it