Forest Public Library's

National Novel Writing Month

Write 50,000 words in the month of November and win prizes along the way!

WELCOME

November is National Novel Writing Month, so we'll be hosting a friendly competition at the Forest Library. The goal? Make it to 50,000 words.

Use this website as a landing page for everything you may need. There will be guides, links to free writing resources, access to group chats for community (one for teens and one for adults), and reminders of event dates.

TRACK YOUR WORD COUNT

We will be using TrackBear to keep track of our word counts throughout the competition. This is a free app that can be utilized after the competition is done if you like to keep track of time spent writing, word count, and other helpful goals.

There will be a leaderboard to show everyone's progress throughout November. In order to get your prizes, totals must be entered into TrackBear for us to monitor. To join the Forest NaNo leaderboard, click the button below or use the join code 8c8da505-1cc4-44f3-b839-2cefec562976.

Join the FoNoWriMo Leaderboard

If for any reason you're unable to use TrackBear, you can email your word count to Briana or send it through one of the group chats.

EVENTS & MEET-UPS

We'll have a couple of events and meet-ups to promote community with the other writers in the competition. Please be sure to register if you plan to attend any of the events so we have an appropriate headcount.

Kick-Off Event

November 1st • 5:30-6:30pm

Join us for our kick-off event, where we'll explain how you'll track your word counts and what you can win for participating. Let us help motivate you to achieve your novel-writing goals.

Writing Session for Teens

November 15th • 3:30-5:30pm

On the date of our usual Teen Creative Writing Club meeting for the month, we will instead have a free writing session for those teens participating in NaNoWriMo.

Writing Session for Adults

November 20th • 5:30-7:30pm

On the date of our usual Adult Creative Writing Club meeting for the month, we will instead have a free writing session for those adults participating in NaNoWriMo.

Completion Event

December 5th • 5:00-7:00pm

Raffle prizes and awards will be distributed, and food will be provided for all who participated in our National Novel Writing Month challenge. Family members can attend, too.