National Day on Writing

By Ralph Freso

On Tuesday, the English department at Grand Canyon University celebrated National Day on Writing on the Promenade with various prompts to write. Story

  • Senior Ellie Blackman adds a chalk message to the bricks along the Promenade in front of the Student Union in observance of National Day on Writing on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • Students take part in writing exercises along the Promenade in front of the Student Union as part of National Day on Writing on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • Students pin their six-word biography to a board on the Promenade across from the Student Union as part of National Day on Writing on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • Freshman Jenna Santellan writes a sentence to the Add a Sentence to a Short Story exercise as part of the National Day on Writing event on the Promenade on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Dr. Sherman Elliott watches as freshman writing major Joy Taisey adds a message to the Promenade bricks during the National Day on Writing event on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • Students take part in writing exercises on the Promenade in front of the Student Union as part of National Day on Writing on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • Junior Julia Walters (left) and senior Jantzyn Ginder take part in a writing exercise called Letter from a Dog to help dogs get adopted as part of National Day on Writing on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • Assistant professor of professional writing Kimbel Westerson talks with a student during an event in observance of National Day on Writing on Oct. 21, 2025.
  • Freshman Damaris Hammon adds a chalk message to the bricks along the Promenade in front of the Student Union in observance of National Day on Writing on Oct. 21, 2025.

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