diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index fb2e6bf..2e36f4d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ mod join;
 mod join_stream;
 mod maybe_done;
 mod poll_fn;
+mod print;
 mod ready;
 mod select;
+mod task_local;
 mod try_join;
 mod try_select;
 
 pub use join_stream::JoinStream;
 pub use maybe_done::MaybeDone;
+pub use std::{write, writeln};
 
 /// Helper re-exports for use in macros.
 pub mod utils {
     pub use super::poll_fn::poll_fn;
     pub use core::{future, pin, result, task};
+    pub use std::format_args;
+    pub use std::panic;
 }
diff --git a/src/print.rs b/src/print.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71300bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/print.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+/// Prints to the standard output.
+///
+/// Equivalent to the [`println!`] macro except that a newline is not printed at
+/// the end of the message.
+///
+/// Note that stdout is frequently line-buffered by default so it may be
+/// necessary to use [`io::stdout().flush()`][flush] to ensure the output is emitted
+/// immediately.
+///
+/// Use `print!` only for the primary output of your program. Use
+/// [`eprint!`] instead to print error and progress messages.
+///
+/// [`println!`]: macro.println.html
+/// [flush]: io/trait.Write.html#tymethod.flush
+/// [`eprint!`]: macro.eprint.html
+///
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// Panics if writing to `io::stdout()` fails.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// # async_std::task::block_on(async {
+/// #
+/// use async_std::prelude::*;
+/// use async_std::io;
+/// use async_std::print;
+///
+/// print!("this ").await;
+/// print!("will ").await;
+/// print!("be ").await;
+/// print!("on ").await;
+/// print!("the ").await;
+/// print!("same ").await;
+/// print!("line ").await;
+///
+/// io::stdout().flush().await.unwrap();
+///
+/// print!("this string has a newline, why not choose println! instead?\n").await;
+///
+/// io::stdout().flush().await.unwrap();
+/// #
+/// # })
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! print {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
+        let args = $crate::utils::format_args!($($arg)*);
+        async move {
+            use ::async_std::prelude::*;
+            if let Err(e) = ::async_std::io::stdout().write_fmt(args).await {
+                $crate::utils::panic!("failed printing to stdout: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Prints to the standard output, with a newline.
+///
+/// On all platforms, the newline is the LINE FEED character (`\n`/`U+000A`) alone
+/// (no additional CARRIAGE RETURN (`\r`/`U+000D`)).
+///
+/// Use the [`format!`] syntax to write data to the standard output.
+/// See [`std::fmt`] for more information.
+///
+/// Use `println!` only for the primary output of your program. Use
+/// [`eprintln!`] instead to print error and progress messages.
+///
+/// [`format!`]: macro.format.html
+/// [`std::fmt`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fmt/index.html
+/// [`eprintln!`]: macro.eprintln.html
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// Panics if writing to `io::stdout` fails.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// # async_std::task::block_on(async {
+/// #
+/// use async_std::println;
+///
+/// println!().await; // prints just a newline
+/// println!("hello there!").await;
+/// println!("format {} arguments", "some").await;
+/// #
+/// # })
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! println {
+    () => ($crate::print!("\n"));
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
+        let args = $crate::utils::format_args!($($arg)*);
+        async move {
+            use ::async_std::prelude::*;
+            if let Err(e) = ::async_std::io::stdout().write_fmt(args).await {
+                $crate::utils::panic!("failed printing to stdout: {}", e);
+            }
+            $crate::print!("\n").await;
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Prints to the standard error.
+///
+/// Equivalent to the [`print!`] macro, except that output goes to
+/// [`io::stderr`] instead of `io::stdout`. See [`print!`] for
+/// example usage.
+///
+/// Use `eprint!` only for error and progress messages. Use `print!`
+/// instead for the primary output of your program.
+///
+/// [`io::stderr`]: io/struct.Stderr.html
+/// [`print!`]: macro.print.html
+///
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// Panics if writing to `io::stderr` fails.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// # async_std::task::block_on(async {
+/// #
+/// use async_std::eprint;
+///
+/// eprint!("Error: Could not complete task").await;
+/// #
+/// # })
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! eprint {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
+        let args = $crate::utils::format_args!($($arg)*);
+        async move {
+            use ::async_std::prelude::*;
+            if let Err(e) = ::async_std::io::stderr().write_fmt(args).await {
+                $crate::utils::panic!("failed printing to stderr: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Prints to the standard error, with a newline.
+///
+/// Equivalent to the [`println!`] macro, except that output goes to
+/// [`io::stderr`] instead of `io::stdout`. See [`println!`] for
+/// example usage.
+///
+/// Use `eprintln!` only for error and progress messages. Use `println!`
+/// instead for the primary output of your program.
+///
+/// [`io::stderr`]: io/struct.Stderr.html
+/// [`println!`]: macro.println.html
+///
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// Panics if writing to `io::stderr` fails.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// # async_std::task::block_on(async {
+/// #
+/// use async_std::eprintln;
+///
+/// eprintln!("Error: Could not complete task").await;
+/// #
+/// # })
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! eprintln {
+    () => ($crate::eprint!("\n"));
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ({
+        let args = $crate::utils::format_args!($($arg)*);
+        async move {
+            use ::async_std::prelude::*;
+            if let Err(e) = ::async_std::io::stderr().write_fmt(args).await {
+                $crate::utils::panic!("failed printing to stderr: {}", e);
+            }
+            $crate::eprint!("\n").await;
+        }
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/task_local.rs b/src/task_local.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1664f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task_local.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/// Declares task-local values.
+///
+/// The macro wraps any number of static declarations and makes them task-local. Attributes and
+/// visibility modifiers are allowed.
+///
+/// Each declared value is of the accessor type [`LocalKey`].
+///
+/// [`LocalKey`]: task/struct.LocalKey.html
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```ignore
+/// #
+/// use std::cell::Cell;
+///
+/// use async_std::task;
+/// use async_std::prelude::*;
+///
+/// task_local! {
+///     static VAL: Cell<u32> = Cell::new(5);
+/// }
+///
+/// task::block_on(async {
+///     let v = VAL.with(|c| c.get());
+///     assert_eq!(v, 5);
+/// });
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! task_local {
+    () => ();
+
+    ($(#[$attr:meta])* $vis:vis static $name:ident: $t:ty = $init:expr) => (
+        $(#[$attr])* $vis static $name: ::async_std::task::LocalKey<$t> = {
+            #[inline]
+            fn __init() -> $t {
+                $init
+            }
+
+            ::async_std::task::LocalKey {
+                __init,
+                __key: ::std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize::new(0),
+            }
+        };
+    );
+
+    ($(#[$attr:meta])* $vis:vis static $name:ident: $t:ty = $init:expr; $($rest:tt)*) => (
+        $crate::task_local!($(#[$attr])* $vis static $name: $t = $init);
+        $crate::task_local!($($rest)*);
+    );
+}