diff --git a/src/io/mod.rs b/src/io/mod.rs
index eef6d73..812c97a 100644
--- a/src/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/io/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ pub use stdout::{stdout, Stdout};
 pub use timeout::timeout;
 pub use write::Write;
 
+// For use in the print macros.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub use stdio::{_eprint, _print};
+
 pub mod prelude;
 
 pub(crate) mod buf_read;
diff --git a/src/io/stdio.rs b/src/io/stdio.rs
index 2a4a366..33d9e40 100644
--- a/src/io/stdio.rs
+++ b/src/io/stdio.rs
@@ -2,28 +2,20 @@
 //!
 //! This module is a port of `libstd/io/stdio.rs`,and contains internal types for `print`/`eprint`.
 
-use crate::io::{stderr, stdout, Write};
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::io::{stderr, stdout};
 use std::fmt;
 
-/// Write `args` `global_s`. `label` identifies the stream in a panic message.
-async fn print_to<T>(
-    args: fmt::Arguments<'_>,
-    global_s: fn() -> T,
-    label: &str,
-) where
-    T: Write,
-{
-    if let Err(e) = global_s().write_fmt(args).await {
-        panic!("failed printing to {}: {}", label, e);
-    }
-}
-
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub async fn _print(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
-    print_to(args, stdout, "stdout");
+    if let Err(e) = stdout().write_fmt(args).await {
+        panic!("failed printing to stdout: {}", e);
+    }
 }
 
 #[doc(hidden)]
 pub async fn _eprint(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>) {
-    print_to(args, stderr, "stderr");
+    if let Err(e) = stderr().write_fmt(args).await {
+        panic!("failed printing to stderr: {}", e);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/io/write/write_fmt.rs b/src/io/write/write_fmt.rs
index f594228..a1149cd 100644
--- a/src/io/write/write_fmt.rs
+++ b/src/io/write/write_fmt.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl<T: Write + Unpin + ?Sized> Future for WriteFmtFuture<'_, T> {
 
         // Copy the data from the buffer into the writer until it's done.
         loop {
-            if buffer.is_empty() {
+            if *amt == buffer.len() as u64 {
                 futures_core::ready!(Pin::new(&mut **writer).poll_flush(cx))?;
                 return Poll::Ready(Ok(()));
             }
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 80d784d..d06238c 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -21,23 +21,135 @@
 /// # Examples
 ///
 /// ```
-/// use std::io::{self, Write};
+/// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { async_std::task::block_on(async {
+/// #
+/// use async_std::prelude::*;
+/// use async_std::io;
+/// use async_std::print;
 ///
-/// print!("this ");
-/// print!("will ");
-/// print!("be ");
-/// print!("on ");
-/// print!("the ");
-/// print!("same ");
-/// print!("line ");
+/// print!("this ").await;
+/// print!("will ").await;
+/// print!("be ").await;
+/// print!("on ").await;
+/// print!("the ").await;
+/// print!("same ").await;
+/// print!("line ").await;
 ///
-/// io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+/// io::stdout().flush().await.unwrap();
 ///
-/// print!("this string has a newline, why not choose println! instead?\n");
+/// print!("this string has a newline, why not choose println! instead?\n").await;
 ///
-/// io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+/// io::stdout().flush().await.unwrap();
+/// #
+/// # Ok(()) }) }
 /// ```
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! print {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_print(format_args!($($arg)*)));
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_print(format_args!($($arg)*)))
+}
+
+/// 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
+///
+/// ```
+/// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { 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;
+/// #
+/// # Ok(()) }) }
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! println {
+    () => ($crate::print!("\n"));
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_print(format_args!($($arg)*)))
+}
+
+/// 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
+///
+/// ```
+/// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { async_std::task::block_on(async {
+/// #
+/// use async_std::eprint;
+///
+/// eprint!("Error: Could not complete task").await;
+/// #
+/// # Ok(()) }) }
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! eprint {
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::io::_eprint(format_args!($($arg)*)))
+}
+
+/// 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
+///
+/// ```
+/// # fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> { async_std::task::block_on(async {
+/// #
+/// use async_std::eprintln;
+///
+/// eprintln!("Error: Could not complete task").await;
+/// #
+/// # Ok(()) }) }
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! eprintln {
+    () => (async { $crate::eprint!("\n").await; });
+    ($($arg:tt)*) => (
+        async {
+            $crate::io::_eprint(format_args!($($arg)*)).await;
+        }
+    );
 }