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	"event_id": "1155658",
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		"title": "CAH Events",
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	"id": "4223802",
	"title": "National Day on Writing",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003EJoin the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program, University Writing Center (UWC), and Department of Writing and Rhetoric (DWR) as we celebrate the vital role of writing in our lives. You are invited to visit the day\u0026rsquo\u003Bs writing stations, complete quick activities, and share what writing means to you. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to participate!\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is National Day on Writing?\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHeld on October 20th each year, the National Day on Writing is an annual celebration of the important role that writing plays in our lives. According to the National Council of Teachers of English, NDOW \u0022\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Edraws attention to the remarkable variety of writing Americans engage in\u0022 and \u0022helps make writers from all walks of life aware of their craft.\u0022\u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cu\u003EEvent Schedule:\u003C/u\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cul\u003E\u000A\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E10:00am\u002D12:00pm: (Outside TCH 109) \u0022Free Kind Messages\u0022 station\u003C/strong\u003ECould you use some words of affirmation? Come take a free kind message and pay it forward by writing a note for the next person!\u003C/li\u003E\u000A\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E10:30am\u002D11:30am: (Outside TCH 165 DWR Suite) \u0022Handwritten Cards\u0022 station\u003C/strong\u003EWho doesn\u0026rsquo\u003Bt love to receive a handwritten note, postcard, or piece of snail mail? Stop by to write a letter and brighten someone\u0026rsquo\u003Bs day.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u000A\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E12:00pm\u002D1:00pm: (Outside TCH 109) \u0022Write Here, Write Now, Write On\u0022 station\u003C/strong\u003EWhat does it mean to write in this moment, at this place, and for the future? Stop by to share your experiences as a writer at UCF.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\u000A\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E12:00pm\u002D1:00pm: (TCH 109 WAC Conference Room) \u0022Writing Rules Comic Jam\u0022 workshop\u003C/strong\u003ECome join Professor Nathan Holic to create a comic that captures the frustrating, funny, and strange rules we live (and write) by. Free pizza is provided for the first 20 participants.\u003C/li\u003E\u000A\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1:00pm\u002D3:00pm: (Outside TCH 165 DWR Suite)\u0026nbsp\u003B\u0022Write a One\u002DSentence Story\u0022 station\u003C/strong\u003EWant to flex your creative writing muscles, but you\u0027re in a hurry? Stop by to write the shortest short story... in just one sentence.\u003C/li\u003E\u000A\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2:00pm\u002D4:00pm: (Outside University Writing Center)\u0022Literacy Sponsors\u0022 station with the University Writing Center\u003C/strong\u003EWho or what has influenced your writing and reading skills? Stop by to reflect and learn about the UWC from peer consultants!\u003C/li\u003E\u000A\u003C/ul\u003E",
	"location": "University Writing Center",
	"location_url": "https://map.ucf.edu/locations/university\u002Dwriting\u002Dcenter/university\u002Dwriting\u002Dcenter\u002Dtch/",
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	"starts": "Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:00:00 -0400",
	"ongoing": "False",
	"category": "Academic",
	"tags": ["DWR","University Writing Center"],
	"contact_name": "Nick Henriques",
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	"contact_email": "nicholas.henriques@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4223802/national-day-on-writing/"
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