This study aimed to emphasize the need to develop a national-level curriculum for adult literacy programs, especially focusing on writing area. Considering the need for adult writing programs increases rapidly while the response to the need is insufficient in various respects, it seems a well-organized national-level curriculum will be helpful in guiding adult writing programs to an appropriate direction and in providing educational and financial resources for the programs. As a part of the foundation of the curriculum development, this study explored current status of adult literacy programs in Korea, which showed the lack of the programs focusing on job literacy and advanced literacy. Also, adult literacy curriculums of the Province of Ontario and the UK were reviewed at the point that the two countries are running a relatively well-organized adult literacy programs. Several suggestions have been made for the next steps. First, discussions need to be made about the direction and the role of the curriculum, how to link the adult writing curriculum with elementary, secondary, or first-year writing curriculum. and how to link it with other literacy areas such as reading, listening and speaking. It is also recommended that the writing curriculum needs to consider the role of digital media.