2020 Events

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Event logistics and zoom links are posted in our regional forum -- note: you will need to log into the nanowrimo.org forums to see these.

2020 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 seventh Library Crawl (following 2019, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018). Don't know what a write-in is? See All About Write-ins.

You may visit the calendar source: Naperville google calendar

Highlighted Events

  • Kick-off party: Oct 31, 1-3 PM (featuring a Q&A session with NaNoWriMo Executive Director Grant Faulkner!)
  • Nov 1st, midnight: Start Writing! (midnight-6 am)
  • Write-ins: see naperwrimo.org/events
  • Dueling Trains: Nov 7, 10-noon
  • All Day Write-In: Nov 14, 10am-6 pm
  • Mid-Month Social Break: Nov 14 9-10 am
  • Nov 30th, 11:59 PM -- Stop Writing!
  • TGIO potluck lunch: Dec 5th, 1-3 pm

2020 Preparatory Workshops

Slack channel events

See the information on our Slack-based regional chatroom.

Naperville Municipal Center 2020 Dates

  • NaNoWriMo Kick-off October 31,2020 - 1-3 PM (originally in the Lunch room; now will be online). Executive Director Grant Faulkner will be there for Q&A!
  • NaNoWriMo All Day Write-in November 14,2020 -10 AM - 6 PM (originally in the Meeting Room B; now will be online)
  • NaNoWriMo TGIO December 5,2020 - 1-3 PM (originally in the Lunch room; now will be online)

Nichols Library (NPL) 2020 Dates

  • Write-ins 1:30-4:30 pm, Sundays in November
  • November 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 1:30-4:30 (originally in the Program Room at Nichols, but now will be online)

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)
  • NOTE: All Journey events will be online-only

Shakespeare Reader's Theatre

  • Saturday, Feb 15 1-3 PM (GEPL)

Writer's Voice Workshop

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