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.

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