diff --git a/pype/nuke/__init__.py b/pype/nuke/__init__.py
index 455e2f8088..2554ed60af 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/__init__.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from .. import api as pype
 
 from pype.nuke import menu
 
+from .lib import create_write_node
+
 import nuke
 
 # removing logger handler created in avalon_core
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ def reload_config():
         "{}.templates".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
         "{}.nuke".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
         "{}.nuke.lib".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
+        "{}.nuke.templates".format(AVALON_CONFIG),
         "{}.nuke.menu".format(AVALON_CONFIG)
     ):
         log.info("Reloading module: {}...".format(module))
@@ -105,6 +108,10 @@ def install():
 
     # Disable all families except for the ones we explicitly want to see
     family_states = [
+        "render",
+        "still"
+        "lifeGroup",
+        "backdrop",
         "imagesequence",
         "mov"
         "camera",
diff --git a/pype/nuke/lib.py b/pype/nuke/lib.py
index c68d296450..57af77ba5d 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/lib.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/lib.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sys
+from collections import OrderedDict
 from pprint import pprint
 from avalon.vendor.Qt import QtGui
 import avalon.nuke
@@ -12,6 +13,39 @@ self = sys.modules[__name__]
 self._project = None
 
 
+def create_write_node(name, avalon_data, data_templates):
+    from .templates import (
+        get_dataflow,
+        get_colorspace
+    )
+    nuke_dataflow_writes = get_dataflow(**data_templates)
+    nuke_colorspace_writes = get_colorspace(**data_templates)
+
+    data = OrderedDict({
+        "file": "pathToFile/file.exr"
+    })
+
+    # adding dataflow template
+    {data.update({k: v})
+     for k, v in nuke_dataflow_writes.items()
+     if k not in ["id", "previous"]}
+
+    # adding dataflow template
+    {data.update({k: v})
+     for k, v in nuke_colorspace_writes.items()}
+
+    data = avalon.nuke.lib.fix_data_for_node_create(data)
+
+    log.info(data)
+
+    instance = avalon.nuke.lib.add_write_node(
+        name,
+        **data
+    )
+    instance = avalon.nuke.lib.imprint(instance, avalon_data)
+    return instance
+
+
 def update_frame_range(start, end, root=None):
     """Set Nuke script start and end frame range
 
diff --git a/pype/nuke/templates.py b/pype/nuke/templates.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a6bf9a229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/nuke/templates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from pype import api as pype
+
+log = pype.Logger.getLogger(__name__, "nuke")
+
+
+def get_dataflow(**kwarg):
+    host = kwarg.get("host", "nuke")
+    cls = kwarg.get("cls", None)
+    family = kwarg.get("family", None)
+    assert any([host, cls]), log.error("nuke.templates.get_dataflow():"
+                                       "Missing mandatory kwargs `host`, `cls`")
+
+    nuke_dataflow = getattr(pype.Dataflow, str(host), None)
+    nuke_dataflow_node = getattr(nuke_dataflow.nodes, str(cls), None)
+    if family:
+        nuke_dataflow_node = getattr(nuke_dataflow_node, str(family), None)
+
+    log.info("Dataflow: {}".format(nuke_dataflow_node))
+    return nuke_dataflow_node
+
+
+def get_colorspace(**kwarg):
+    host = kwarg.get("host", "nuke")
+    cls = kwarg.get("cls", None)
+    family = kwarg.get("family", None)
+    assert any([host, cls]), log.error("nuke.templates.get_colorspace():"
+                                       "Missing mandatory kwargs `host`, `cls`")
+
+    nuke_colorspace = getattr(pype.Colorspace, str(host), None)
+    nuke_colorspace_node = getattr(nuke_colorspace, str(cls), None)
+    if family:
+        nuke_colorspace_node = getattr(nuke_colorspace_node, str(family), None)
+
+    log.info("Colorspace: {}".format(nuke_colorspace_node))
+    return nuke_colorspace_node
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0a6f3de9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import avalon.api
+import avalon.nuke
+from pype.nuke import (
+    create_write_node
+)
+from pype import api as pype
+
+log = pype.Logger.getLogger(__name__, "nuke")
+
+
+class CrateWriteRender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
+    name = "WriteRender"
+    label = "Create Write Render"
+    hosts = ["nuke"]
+    family = "render"
+    icon = "sign-out"
+
+    def process(self):
+        instance = super(CrateWriteRender, self).process()
+
+        if not instance:
+            data_templates = {
+                "cls": "write",
+                "family": self.family
+            }
+            create_write_node(self.name, self.data, data_templates)
+        return
+
+
+class CrateWritePrerender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
+    name = "WritePrerender"
+    label = "Create Write Prerender"
+    hosts = ["nuke"]
+    family = "prerender"
+    icon = "sign-out"
+
+    def process(self):
+        instance = super(CrateWritePrerender, self).process()
+
+        if not instance:
+            data_templates = {
+                "cls": "write",
+                "family": self.family
+            }
+            create_write_node(self.name, self.data, data_templates)
+        return None
+
+
+class CrateWriteStill(avalon.nuke.Creator):
+    name = "WriteStill"
+    label = "Create Write Still"
+    hosts = ["nuke"]
+    family = "still"
+    icon = "image"
+
+    def process(self):
+        instance = super(CrateWriteStill, self).process()
+
+        if not instance:
+            data_templates = {
+                "cls": "write",
+                "family": self.family
+            }
+            create_write_node(self.name, self.data, data_templates)
+        return
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write_exr.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write_exr.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aa9ba5310..0000000000
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write_exr.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from pprint import pprint
-import avalon.api
-import avalon.nuke
-import nuke
-from app import api
-
-
-class CrateWriteExr(avalon.api.Creator):
-    name = "Write_exr"
-    label = "Create Write: exr"
-    hosts = ["nuke"]
-    family = "write"
-    icon = "sign-out"
-    # TODO: create container of metadata into user knob
-    # TODO: if write node selected it will add metadata
-
-    # def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-    #     super(CrateWriteExr, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-    #     self.data.setdefault("subset", "this")
-
-    def process(self):
-        templates = api.Templates(type=["dataflow", "metadata", "colorspace"])
-        templates = templates.format()
-        pprint(templates)
-        # nuke = getattr(sys.modules["__main__"], "nuke", None)
-        data = {}
-        ext = "exr"
-
-        # todo: improve method of getting current environment
-        # todo: pref avalon.Session over os.environ
-
-        workdir = os.path.normpath(os.environ["AVALON_WORKDIR"])
-
-        filename = "{}.####.exr".format(self.name)
-        filepath = os.path.join(
-            workdir,
-            "render",
-            ext,
-            filename
-        ).replace("\\", "/")
-
-        with avalon.nuke.viewer_update_and_undo_stop():
-            w = nuke.createNode(
-                "Write",
-                "name {}".format(self.name))
-            # w.knob('colorspace').setValue()
-            w.knob('file').setValue(filepath)
-            w.knob('file_type').setValue(ext)
-            w.knob('datatype').setValue("16 bit half")
-            w.knob('compression').setValue("Zip (1 scanline)")
-            w.knob('create_directories').setValue(True)
-            w.knob('autocrop').setValue(True)
-
-        return data