2019 Events

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2019 Google Calendar Events

Welcome to the events page for NaperWriMo, the USA::Illinois::Naperville region of National Novel Writing Month.

Location: see location maps Be sure to bookmark http://naperwrimo.org/events that will always point to the latest Events page. This year will be the sixth Library Crawl (following 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018). Don't know what a write-in is? See All About Write-ins.

'IMPORTANT" - Daylight Savings Time changes at 2 AM November 3rd, so the plugin below with the calendar event is currently (as of 2019-11-02 noon) showing all events November 3rd and after as starting one hour later than they actually are. If you go to the Naperville google calendar itself, that should have the right times.

You may visit the calendar source: Naperville google calendar

Highlighted Events

  • Kick-off potluck lunch: Oct 26, 11:30am–3:00pm
  • Nov 1st, midnight: Start Writing!
  • Write-ins: see naperwrimo.org/events
  • Dueling Trains: Nov 3, 10:30am for Glen Ellyn and Downers Grove Train Stations
  • Two Brothers Roundhouse Write-in: TBD
  • All Day Write-In: Nov 16, 8am-3pm
  • Mid-Month Meetup: Nov 16 (after the all day Write-In)
  • Nov 30th, 11:59 PM -- Stop Writing!
  • TGIO potluck lunch: Dec 7th, 11:30– 3:00


2019 Preparatory Workshops

  • Nichols Library (Naperville) - Community Room, 1-3 pm, Saturdays Oct 5, 12, 19
  • GEPL, Tuesday, October 8th, 7-9 PM
  • Woodridge Public Library, SUNDAY, OCT 13, 1-3 PM\
  • See 2019 NaNoWriMo workshops

Slack channel events

See the information on our Slack-based regional chatroom.

Naperville Municipal Center 2019 Dates

  • Kick-off: Lunchroom on October 26, 11:45 AM-3 PM
  • All-Day Write-in: Meeting Room B on November 16, 8 AM-3 PM
  • Thank Goodness It's Over Party: Lunchroom on December 7, 11:45 AM-3 PM

Naperville Municipal Center 2020 Dates

  • NaNoWriMo Kick-off October 31,2020 - 10:45 AM 3 PM Lunch room
  • NaNoWriMo All Day Write-in November 14,2020 -8 AM 3 PM Meeting Room B
  • NaNoWriMo TGIO December 5,2020 - 11:30 AM 3 PM Lunch room

Nichols Library (NPL) 2019 Dates

  • Write-ins at Nichols (Program Room (on the lower level to the left of the staircase as you’re coming down)), 1:30-4:30 pm, Sundays, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24

Journey 2020 dates

Journey meetings

  • Saturday, January 11 - Woodridge (noon-4 pm)
  • Saturday, Feb 8 - GEPL (11:30 am-3:30 pm)
  • Saturday, March 14 - Woodridge (noon-4 pm)
  • Saturday, April 11 - GEPL (11:30 am-3:30 pm)
  • Saturday, May 9 - Woodridge (noon-4 pm)
  • Saturday, June 13 - GEPL (11:30 am-3:30 pm)
  • Saturday, September 12 - Woodridge (noon-4 pm)

Shakespeare Reader's Theatre

  • Saturday, Feb 15 1-3 PM (GEPL)

Writer's Voice Workshop

  • Saturday, June 20, 1-4 PM (Woodridge)