The 100 Day Project: 100 poems written and illustrated in 100 days by two Canadian creatives.

Courtney Symons
The Open Notebook
Published in
13 min readApr 1, 2019

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The final product. You can buy one here!

Note: Scroll to the bottom to see our gallery of designed poems!

A lot can change in 100 Days.

Have you heard of The 100 Day Project? It’s a challenge to do something every single day for 100 days, and share it for accountability. My 100 Day Project challenged my creativity, kindled me to a kindred spirit, and took me to Mexico.

The 100 Day Project is a free art project that encourages thousands of people around the world to commit to 100 days of exploring their creativity. The official challenge takes place on Instagram, using the hashtag #The100DayProject. Absolutely anyone can join, and that definitely includes you.

Don’t think of yourself as being particularly creative? All the more reason to try this challenge! You can choose anything you like — starting a conversation with a stranger, baking, gardening… anything that sparks a fire in you and makes you feel alive. I’ve seen people take on challenges to learn calligraphy, draw monsters, write blog posts, and play the piano. The possibilities are endless.

This year’s challenge began on April 2, and ended in mid-July. But you can start a challenge any time! Like… today?

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Courtney Symons
The Open Notebook

Courtney Symons is Editor in Chief at Shopify. She lives in a log cabin in the woods of Ottawa, Canada. Writer, poet, practicing haikuist.