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The Rights of a Writer

Leah Thomas

Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute (158 words)

Primary Audience: Writers

This summer, I listened to the incredible Donlayn Miller speak about reading motivation at the St. Louis Love & Literacy Conference. Donalyn shared a beautiful poster written by Daniel Pennac (Author of The Rights of a Reader, originally published in French).

This poster can be downloaded for free here (Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE11 5HJ • illustrations © 2006 Quentin Blake).

Pennac’s poster is essentially a brief belief statement. Inspired by the beautiful illustrations (which I could never live up to) and the passionate convictions (to which I hold a few of my own), I decided to make my own: The Rights of a Writer.

The Rights of the Writer (1)Download

What did I miss? What would you add? Feel free to download either poster to hang in your classroom (I hung them side-by-side in the school hallway.) Or, create your own, and share it with me! Happy writing!

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Published by Leah Thomas

Leah Thomas is passionate about honoring student voice and identity through writing workshop and early literacy. She believes that for children to see themselves as writers, they must be trusted with autonomy and supported as they explore their writing processes. By centering intentional identity development, foundational skills instruction, and a brave classroom community, Leah nurtures young writers as they grow in both skill and craft. The Gateway Writing Project strengthens her belief that teachers who write are better writing teachers. Leah slices at leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com, and you can follow her on LinkedIn and BlueSky: @LeahThomasWrites.

2 thoughts on “The Rights of a Writer”

  1. What a great idea, Leah! I’m printing this now, and I’ll hang it up right by my Writer’s Creed. I’ll be sharing it with colleagues, too. Thank you!

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