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Brigham City Library's 2024

National Novel Writing Month

Each November the Library hosts events, activities, & prize drawings to encourage writers of all ages to set and meet personal writing goals.

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The Challenge

The official National Novel Writing Month goal is to write 50,000 words during November. The Library's NaNoWriMo goal is for YOU to meet YOUR writing goals.

How to Join

Declare a Personal Goal: Signup between Oct 7 – Nov 15, 2024 by filling out the online registration (or contact Alisha, 435-723-5850)
Start Writing: Writing begins at midnight November 1st and ends 11:59pm November 30th.
Win Points: Report weekly word counts and attend qualifying events to earn points for prize drawings.
Bask in Your Accomplishments: Hooray! Report your final word count and come to Open Mic Night to celebrate with other writers.

Points & Prizes

Attend Writing Group events and participate in NaNo activities to earn points. Each event or activity is worth 1 point. The more points you earn, the more prize drawings you can enter!

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Points (14 points possible)

Attend a festival author event (4 events)
Attend a writing critique group (1 event)
Attend a Writing Wars event (2 events)
Report your words each week (4 weeks)
Reach your personal goal (set by you when you sign-up)
Reach or exceed the NaNoWriMo goal of 50,000 words
Read (or have a friend read) a passage of your work at Open Mic Night

Prize Drawings

Earn points to enter drawings for one of three $25 gift cards or other writing-related prizes (1 prize per participant). The more points you earn, the more drawings you are eligible to enter. Entrants or their representative must be present to win at Open Mic Night on December 3rd, 2024.

Bronze: 2 points (entry for bronze drawing)
Silver: 4 points (entry for silver and bronze drawings)
Gold: 6+ points (entry for all 3 drawings)

Events

Humanities Book Festival (October)

Attend any of the Book Festival events during October to earn NaNo points! Visit our Book Festival page for dates and times.

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Critique Group (October)

Join a group of other writers in critiquing portions of each other's work. Participants must register at least 48 hours in advance.

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Writing Wars (November)

Pound out extra words and help your Writing War team score the highest word counts in a series of fast-paced writing battles.

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Open Mic Night (December)

Share a short reading of something you've written this year—or have a friend present it for you!

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Upcoming Writing Group Events

Sensory Writing, Writers Activity - Writing Group

Tue, Feb 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Join us for a fun activity practicing using the five senses to build your descriptive writing skills.

Writing Challenge - Writing Group

Tue, Mar 11, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Join other writers for a writing session with a twist!

Writing Share / Critique Workshop - Writing Group

Tue, Mar 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Choose your own workshop experience - "Share and Critique", "Critique Only", or "Critique and Have Your Work Critiqued".

Alysia S. Knight, "You Want to be a Writer" - Author Event

Tue, Mar 25, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

So you want to write a book. Let's get you started by going over the story elements, theme, setting, characters, and conflict. And, take a look at plot diagrams that can help on laying out your story.

Speed Date with a Book - Spring Multi-Author Panel

Tue, Apr 08, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Meet six authors! Find out more about their books and writing lives and bring any questions you have for them on writing or their paths to publication.

Writing Challenge - Writing Group

Tue, Apr 22, 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Join other writers for a writing session with a twist!

Writing Share / Critique Workshop - Writing Group

Tue, Apr 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Choose your own workshop experience - "Share and Critique", "Critique Only", or "Critique and Have Your Work Critiqued".

"The Idea Factory" - Writing Group Article Chat

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

A discussion for writers on a selected magazine article on a writing topic.

See all events

Word Count Report

Report goal progress or word count each week for up to 4 points. Weekly word counts should include your TOTAL November word count.

FINAL WORD COUNT DUE: 3 December 2024.

Example: If you wrote 500 words during week 1 and 300 words during week 2, you should report 800 words at the end of week 2 (500+300=800)

Please Note: This webpage and associated activities are organized by the Brigham City Library. The official NaNoWriMo challenge is run by the NaNoWriMo nonprofit organization. For official NaNo materials, please visit their website.

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