Maxwell Library Welcomes Aspiring Authors in November

Come Write In!

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a nonprofit event that encourages kids and adults to tackle the challenge of writing a novel in November. Launched in 1999, NaNoWriMo inspires its more than 300,000 participants with pep talks, a huge and supportive online community, and a host of web-based writing tools. Maxwell Memorial Library in Camillus is a Come Write In space, where adults and youth are welcome to pursue their creative dreams and write the first draft of their novel anytime the library is open.

Last year, NaNoWriMo welcomed 394,507 participants, in 646 different regions, on six continents. Of these, more than 58,000 met their month-long writing goal. This year, participants will be inspired by weekly “pep talks” penned by published authors, including Andy Weir, Min Jin Lee, Justina Ireland, and Francesca Lia Block. NaNoWriMo will also provide participants access to mentorship from authors Alyssa Cole, Carolina De Robertis, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Destiny Soria, as well as interactive webcasts with authors Marissa Meyer, Aya de Leon, Sophie Littlefield, and Jennie Nash.

For more information on how to become a NaNoWriMo participant (or Wrimo), go to https://nanowrimo.org/. For information on the Come Write In program, see https://nanowrimo.org/come-write-in. And please bring your pens, pencils, notepads, laptops, or whatever you use when you write to Maxwell Library this November and let us provide a welcoming space for you as you write the next Great American Novel!

Maxwell Memorial Library is located at 14 Genesee St., Camillus. The library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 AM to 8 PM; Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM; closed Sundays. Closed Monday, November 12 for Veterans’ Day; closed from 5 PM on Wednesday, November 21 through Friday, November 23 for Thanksgiving. Please call 315-672-3661 for additional information about any of our programs, visit our website at www.maxwellmemoriallibrary.org, like us on Facebook, or find us on Instagram and Twitter @maxmemlib.

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NaNoWriMo logo image courtesy of National Novel Writing Month.