National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On November 1, participants begin working towards a personal writing goal to be completed by 11:59 PM on November 30. In NA’s version, you are not limited to novel writing. You can choose to do any personal project (poems, short stories, diary entries, etc.). Last year over 50 NA students, faculty and staff participated. Sign up on the bulletin board outside Ms. Galvin’s office to receive pep talks and a shiny NaNoWriMo button!
Over 250 NaNoWriMo novels have been traditionally published. They include Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants, Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, Hugh Howey’s Wool, Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl, Jason Hough’s The Darwin Elevator, and Marissa Meyer’s Cinder. See a full list of published authors.
Each year, authors offer mentorship to our participants through pep talks. Past author mentors have included Gene Luen Yang, John Green, N. K. Jemisin, and Veronica Roth.