diff --git a/src/fio.cpp b/src/fio.cpp
index e8629e4..922f338 100644
--- a/src/fio.cpp
+++ b/src/fio.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,28 @@ Result<ByteArray> read_fh(FILE* file) {
   return std::move(res);
 }
 
+Result<void> write_fh(FILE* file, const ByteArray& bytes) {
+  auto size = TRY(bytes.size());
+  const char* raw_bytes = bytes.raw_bytes();
+
+  size_t pos = 0;
+
+  while (true) {
+    size_t remaining_bytes = size - pos;
+    size_t batch_size = std::min(remaining_bytes, (size_t)10);
+    size_t num_bytes = fwrite(raw_bytes + pos, 1, batch_size, file);
+
+    if (ferror(stdin)) {
+      return ERROR(IOError);
+    }
+
+    pos += num_bytes;
+    if (pos >= size) break;
+  }
+
+  return Result<void>();
+}
+
 Result<ByteArray> read_file(const char* filename) {
   FILE* fh = fopen(filename, "r");
 
@@ -42,7 +64,6 @@ Result<ByteArray> read_file(const char* filename) {
 
 Result<ByteArray> read_file(const ByteArray& filename) {
   auto filename_bytes = TRY(filename.concat("\0"));
-
   FILE* fh = fopen(filename_bytes.raw_bytes(), "r");
 
   if (!fh) {
@@ -57,7 +78,16 @@ Result<ByteArray> read_file(const ByteArray& filename) {
 Result<ByteArray> read_stdin() { return read_fh(stdin); }
 
 Result<void> write_file(const ByteArray& filename, const ByteArray& contents) {
-  return ERROR(NotImplemented);
+  auto filename_bytes = TRY(filename.concat("\0"));
+  FILE* fh = fopen(filename_bytes.raw_bytes(), "w");
+
+  if (!fh) {
+    return ERROR(IOError);
+  }
+
+  auto res = write_fh(fh, contents);
+  fclose(fh);
+  return res;
 }
 
 // TODO: though unlikely, but isatty can possibly set an error. Need to check it
diff --git a/src/stdlib.cpp b/src/stdlib.cpp
index 7113d4a..b5d1e10 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.cpp
+++ b/src/stdlib.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,24 @@ Result<StackFrame> stdlib_slurp(const StackFrame& stack) {
   return raise_task(stack, StdlibTaskId::ReadFile, fname);
 }
 
+Result<StackFrame> stdlib_spit(const StackFrame& stack) {
+  auto params = TRY(stack.get(0));
+  auto stack_size = TRY(stack.size());
+
+  if (stack_size > 1) {
+    return task_return(stack, 1);
+  }
+
+  if (TRY(params.size()) != 2) {
+    return ERROR(ArgumentCountMismatch);
+  }
+
+  if (!params.is<Array>()) {
+    return ERROR(TypeMismatch);
+  }
+  return raise_task(stack, StdlibTaskId::WriteFile, *params.to<Array>());
+}
+
 Result<StackFrame> stdlib_assert(const StackFrame& stack) {
   auto params = TRY(stack.get(0));
   auto size = TRY(params.size());
@@ -426,6 +444,7 @@ static StdlibFunctionEntry function_entries[] = {
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(println, PrintLn),
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(prn, Prn),
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(slurp, Slurp),
+    STDLIB_FUNCTION(spit, Spit),
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(assert, Assert),
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(dict, Dict),
     STDLIB_FUNCTION(list, List),
@@ -489,6 +508,39 @@ Result<Value> stdlib_task_read_file(const Array& params) {
   return contents;
 }
 
+Result<Value> stdlib_task_write_file(const Array& params) {
+  auto size = TRY(params.size());
+
+  if (size != 2) {
+    auto err = Value(TRY(
+        Error::create("argument-count-mismatch", "Argument count mismatch")));
+    return ERROR_OBJ(ArgumentCountMismatch, err);
+  }
+
+  auto fname = TRY(params.get(0));
+
+  if (!fname.is<String>()) {
+    auto err = Value(TRY(Error::create("type-mismatch", "Type mismatch")));
+    return ERROR_OBJ(TypeMismatch, err);
+  }
+
+  auto contents = TRY(params.get(1));
+
+  if (!contents.is<String>()) {
+    auto err = Value(TRY(Error::create("type-mismatch", "Type mismatch")));
+    return ERROR_OBJ(TypeMismatch, err);
+  }
+
+  String& fname_string = *fname.to<String>();
+  ByteArray fname_bytes = TRY(ByteArray::create(fname_string));
+
+  String& contents_string = *contents.to<String>();
+  ByteArray contents_bytes = TRY(ByteArray::create(contents_string));
+
+  TRY(write_file(fname_bytes, contents_bytes));
+  return Value(TRY(Nil::create()));
+}
+
 #define STDLIB_TASK(name, id) \
   [(uint64_t)StdlibTaskId::id] = {#name, StdlibTaskId::id, stdlib_task_##name}
 
@@ -496,6 +548,7 @@ static StdlibTaskEntry task_entries[] = {
     STDLIB_TASK(unknown, Unknown),
     STDLIB_TASK(print, Print),
     STDLIB_TASK(read_file, ReadFile),
+    STDLIB_TASK(write_file, WriteFile),
     [(uint64_t)StdlibTaskId::Max] = {0, StdlibTaskId::Max, stdlib_task_unknown},
 };
 
diff --git a/src/stdlib.hpp b/src/stdlib.hpp
index 1af10a0..9b91129 100644
--- a/src/stdlib.hpp
+++ b/src/stdlib.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ enum class StdlibFunctionId : uint64_t {
   PrintLn,
   Prn,
   Slurp,
+  Spit,
   Assert,
   Dict,
   List,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ enum class StdlibTaskId : uint64_t {
   Unknown,
   Print,
   ReadFile,
+  WriteFile,
   Max,
 };