November is NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I’ll be participating again. This year there will also be some write-ins in the Library.

Nanowrimo is an international non-profit organization that promotes writing. They have various events throughout the year but the biggest event is in November. It’s basic premise is to challenge yourself to write a novel in a month. Participants challenge themselves to write 50,000 words over the month of November. However, it’s more about having fun and writing rather than stressing about reaching the 50,000 words or not (I won’t come close). It’s also not limited to novels and people write poetry, screenplays, non-fiction and anything else that takes their fancy.

Let me know if you’re interested in participating this year!

More details to follow about the write-ins, which are just a chance for people to get to together and do a bit of writing or talk about writing. The write-ins will be marketed to students in terms of taking a break from study and doing something creative instead. They will also be open to anyone in Christchurch who is participating in Nanowrimo this year. I already know of one person who regularly goes to the Education Library to do their writing.

https://nanowrimo.org/