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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Writing.

Video playlists about Writing

Incredibly soothing TED Talks

The voices of these speakers are sure to gently pull you in with their warm delivery.

Great TED Talks to inspire fiction writing

Fun writing prompts in the form of some fascinating TED Talks.

How language changes over time

Language isn’t set in stone. It changes all the time -- and in turn, our language changes us. These talks explore how new words come to be.

12 talks from authors

These well-known writers weave beautiful words on the page ... and on the stage.

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Talks about Writing

Malcolm Gladwell

The tipping point I got wrong

Bel Trew

War journalism should be rooted in empathy — not violence

Ilan Stavans

Will the real Fernando please stand up?

Sascha Morrell

Why is William Faulkner so difficult to read?

Keenan Scott II

How poetry unlocked my superpowers

Tina Yong

The rise of the "trauma essay" in college applications

Mollie Godfrey

One of the most banned books of all time

Keenan Norris

One of the most "dangerous" men in American history

Jamie Bernthal

How to write the perfect crime, according to Agatha Christie

Charita Gainey

How Phillis Wheatley captured the attention of the world

Maeve Higgins

Writing, comedy and storytelling in a messed-up world

Jacqueline Woodson

Discovering my love of words

Pico Iyer

The meaning of home – and the joy of traveling

Jim VandeHei

How to write less but say more

Bektour Iskender

The crime-fighting power of cross-border investigative journalism

Cecilia Aragon

The creativity and community behind fanfiction

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Exclusive articles about Writing

How writing about difficult experiences can help you take back your power

We've all kept silent about painful things -- whether they're things that happened to us or things we've seen happen to others. By writing about them, we can start to defuse their memory and reclaim our agency, says writer Sakinah Hofler.

Posted Jun 2020

12 delightful, insightful quotes about reading, writing and storytelling, from TED Talks

Over the years, many writers and storytellers have given great TED Talks. Here, we’ve assembled 12 of our favorite quotes from them.

Posted Oct 2019

Helpful advice for aspiring writers of all ages

Being a writer is all about expressing your unique perspective with feeling and originality, not about having a huge vocabulary or getting published, says author Jacqueline Woodson. She shares a little of what she's learned in the process of writing a lot (30+ books!).

Posted Sep 2019

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