diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index af449d4..87d64c2 100644
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -26,3 +26,23 @@ FALLBACK_COURSE_INFO_FILE = Path(__file__).parent.resolve() / 'fallback.yaml'
 TIMEZONE = pytz.timezone('CET')
 SCHEDULER_DELAY = 60
 DEFAULT_LATEX_COUNTER_AUX_FILE_EXTENSION = '.cnt'
+
+NEW_EXERCISE_SHEET_HEADER = '\n'.join([
+    r"%! TEX root = ./*.tex",
+    r"\documentclass[{language}]{{mkessler-sheet}}",
+    "",
+    r"\usepackage{{babel}}",
+    r"\usepackage{{mkessler-math}}",
+    r"\usepackage{{mkessler-enumerate}}",
+    r"\usepackage{{mkessler-figures}}",
+    "",
+    r"\author{{{author}}}",
+    r"\course{{{course}}}",
+    r"\sheetnumber{{{number}}}",
+    "",
+    r"\begin{{document}}",
+    r"\maketitle",
+    "",
+    "",
+    r"\end{{document}}"
+])
diff --git a/scripts/exercises.py b/scripts/exercises.py
index c683369..9a325b3 100644
--- a/scripts/exercises.py
+++ b/scripts/exercises.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from file_list import Files, FileHandle, FileType
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict
+from utils import normalize
+from config import NEW_EXERCISE_SHEET_HEADER
 
 
 class ExerciseWriteUp(FileHandle):
@@ -70,6 +72,30 @@ class Exercises(list):
             self._writeups = sorted((ExerciseWriteUp(d, self.course) for d in dirs), key=lambda e: e.number)
         return self._writeups
 
-    def read_write_up_dirs(self):
-        dirs = self.root.iterdir()
-        return sorted((ExerciseWriteUp(d, self.course) for d in dirs if d is not self.sheets), key=lambda e: e.number)
+    @staticmethod
+    def __generate_name(name: str):
+        return normalize(name.split(' ')[-1])
+
+    def __generate_names(self):
+        names = self.info['name']
+        if type(names) == str:
+            return self.__generate_name(names)
+        elif type(names) == list:
+            return '_'.join(map(self.__generate_name, names))
+
+    def new_writeup(self):
+        new_num = max(self.writeups, key=lambda w: w.number).number + 1
+        new_dir = self.root / 'ub{num}'.format(num=new_num)
+        new_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=False)
+        new_file = new_dir / '{names}_{course}_sheet_{num}.tex'.format(
+            names=self.__generate_names(),
+            course=normalize(self.course.info['short']),
+            num=new_num
+        )
+        new_file.write_text(NEW_EXERCISE_SHEET_HEADER.format(
+            language='ngerman' if self.course.info['language'] == 'german' else 'english',
+            author=self.info['name'] if type(self.info['name']) == str else ', '.join(self.info['name']),
+            course=self.course.info['title'],
+            number=new_num
+        ))
+        ExerciseWriteUp(new_dir, self.course).open()
diff --git a/scripts/rofi-exercises.py b/scripts/rofi-exercises.py
index 132d5c6..e9c6791 100755
--- a/scripts/rofi-exercises.py
+++ b/scripts/rofi-exercises.py
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ def rofi_pick_exercise(spec: str = 'writeup'):
 
     if key == 0:
         sorted_ex[index].open()
-    elif key == 1:
-        pass  # TODO: make new exercise
+    elif key == 1 and spec == 'writeup':
+        exercises.new_writeup()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     if not len(sys.argv) == 1:
         print('Please specify exactly one of "writeup", "solution" and "sheet"')
         exit(1)
-    rofi_pick_exercise('sheet')
+    rofi_pick_exercise('writeup')
     exit(0)
diff --git a/scripts/utils.py b/scripts/utils.py
index d49401f..7b6ea69 100644
--- a/scripts/utils.py
+++ b/scripts/utils.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ def unbeautify(string):
     return string.replace(' ', '-').lower()
 
 
+def normalize(string):
+    return string.lower().replace('ä', 'ae').replace('ö', 'oe').replace('ü', 'ue').replace('ß', 'ss')
+
+
 def generate_short_title(title):
     short_title = title or 'Untitled'
     if len(title) >= MAX_LEN: