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| [http://naperwrimo.org/locations.php#Caribou Caribou in Naperville] | | [http://naperwrimo.org/locations.php#Caribou Caribou in Naperville] | ||
− | | Write-in at Caribou (near Dominick's, 1523 North Aurora Road #107) | + | | [http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/usa-illinois-naperville/threads/100102 Write-in at Caribou] (near Dominick's, 1523 North Aurora Road #107) |
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| November 25 (Sunday) | | November 25 (Sunday) | ||
| 1:30-4:30 pm | | 1:30-4:30 pm |
Revision as of 04:04, 23 November 2012
Contents
Google Calendar Events
Summary of 2012 Events
Location: see location maps
Date | Time | Location | Event | Description | Organizer |
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Thursdays & lots of other days & times | 7:45-9:00 pm (and beyond) | In our Naperville jabber chatroom | Virtual get-together | NaNoMail NewMexicoKid if you want an account | Tim Yao (NewMexicoKid) and others |
November 23 (Friday) | 1:30 - 4:30 pm | Caribou in Naperville | Write-in at Caribou (near Dominick's, 1523 North Aurora Road #107) | Avoid the shopping crowds and spend time with your novel! There will be origami plot bunnies and a few nanobots | ziplizard (Melissa), thePiratess (Carly), NewMexicoKid (Tim) |
November 25 (Sunday) | 1:30-4:30 pm | 95th Street Library, Naperville, Meeting Room A | Write-in | Come out! Bring your laptop and optional extension cord and power strip. You may bring snacks to share. We'll have word wars and NaNoBots prizes! | Tim Yao (NewMexicoKid) |
November 25 (Sunday) | 5:00 pm - 10 | Caribou on 38 in Glen Ellyn | Write-in | Join three seasoned NaNo-coffee-shop writers for encouragement and competition. | ThePiratess(Carly), CableShaft(Brian), Squiddish (Katherine) |
November 26 (Monday) | 6:30 - 9 pm | Caribou in Glen Elyn | Write-in at Caribou 495 Roosevelt Road
Glen Ellyn, IL |
Need encouragement? Come to a Monday evening write-in. (Now in Glen Elyn's spacious Caribou) | Katherine Lato (KatherineWriting) |
November 26 (Monday) | 6 - 8 pm | Caribou in Downers Grove | Write-in at Caribou in Downers Grove | Naperville too far? Join Corrupted Flame, sapphire, & catatone1 in Downers Grove | Joe Turpin (Corrupted Flame) |
November 27 (Tuesday) | 9:30 - 11:30 am | Caribou in Naperville | Write-in at Caribou (near Dominick's, 1523 North Aurora Road #107) | Need encouragement? Come to the weekly Tuesday morning write-in. | Katherine Lato (KatherineWriting) |
November 28 (Wednesday) | 4:30 - 8:30 pm | Caribou in Aurora | write in at 1147 North Eola Road, Aurora, IL. | Break up your mid-week lull with weekly write-ins at Caribou in Aurora. | Awake |
November 29 (Thursday) | 11:00 am - 2:30 pm | Caribou in Glen Elyn | Write-in at Caribou | Like Caribou and company while writing? Join this write-in. | Carly (ThePiratess) |
November 30 (Friday) | 6:30-9 pm | Starbucks near Eola & Ogden in Aurora | Write-in at 2575 Ogden Ave, Aurora, IL | Didn't get as much done as you'd like this week? Join the weekly Friday evening write-ins. | Awake & Dave (TRRDEDEAN) |
December 8 (Saturday) | 11:45 am - 3 pm | Naperville Municipal Center, Meeting rooms BC | TGIO pot-luck lunch | Thank Goodness It's Over! Come celebrate the end of National Novel Writing Month! | Tim Yao (NewMexicoKid), Katherine Lato (KatherineWriting), Dave Dean (TRRDEDEAN) |
January 7 (Monday) | 6:30 pm | Carol Stream Public Library | "10 Secrets to Getting Your Book Published." | A literary agent and author will present "10 Secrets to Getting Your Book Published." | Sarah Kovacs |
See the notes and slides from our three October prep sessions for 2011
Jabber events
Send NaNoMail to NewMexicoKid and request your jabber account to join in on the jabber chatroom write-ins.
2012 Planning
Events at the Naperville Municipal Center
- Sept. 15 - 11:45 - 2:30 pm - Meeting Room A -- NaNoWriMo Prep Session
- Oct. 27 - 11:45 - 3:00 pm - Lunch Room NaNoWriMo (kick-off)
- Dec. 8 - 11:45 - 3:00 pm - Meeting Rooms BC (TGIO)
Prep sessions
- Oct. 6 at the Nichols Library in the Community Room (Tim Yao presenting)
- Oct. 13 at the 95th Street Library in Meeting Room A (Tom Ostler presenting)
- Oct. 20 at the Nichols Library in the Community Room (Roger Lubeck presenting)
Other Write-Ins
These aren't on the calendar since we're not sure that anyone from our region will be there. (Most were organized by libraries directly with HQ)
- Check your local library for possible events.
- West Chicago, Sunday afternoons -- http://www.westchicago.lib.il.us/media/1350097/29410%20wcpcl_gc_fall_12_nwslttr_web.pdf
Post-NaNo Events
- January 7 (Monday), at 6:30 pm, Carol Stream Public Library: A literary agent and author will present "10 Secrets to Getting Your Book Published."
2013 Planning
Naperville Municipal Center, 11:45 AM-3 PM
- 1/12 - Meeting Rooms BC (Journey)
- 2/2 - Meeting Rooms BC (Journey)
- 3/9 - Meeting Rooms BC (Journey)
- 4/13 - Meeting Rooms BC (Journey)
- 5/11 - Meeting Rooms BC (Journey)
- 6/8 - Lunchroom (Journey)
- 9/14 - Meeting Rooms BC (Journey)
- 10/26 - Meeting Rooms BC (Kick-off)
- 12/7 - Meeting Rooms BC (TGIO)