Learn more about National Novel Writing Month events in Southern Illinois
Hey everyone!
We’re working hard at getting ready for this year’s National Novel Writing Month in the Southern Illinois Region… stay tuned for more details by the end of this week!
And if you have any ideas or suggestions, head on over to the forums on the NEW NaNoWriMo site and let us know what you’re thinking!
-Sean
A picture’s worth 1,000 words, right? Well, we’re going have plenty of them available as we run NaNoWriMo events this November. And what’s more, we’re going to post them all up on our Flickr photostream! Here are a few of the pictures from tonight. (Click on them to be taken to more!)
NaNoWriMo Meet-up in Edwardsville, IL. 10-28-09
NaNoWriMo Meet-Up. Edwardsville, IL. 10-28-09.
NaNoWriMo Meet-Up. Edwardsville, IL. 10-28-09.
Borders Meet-Up in Fairview Heights. October 29th, 2009.
Borders Meet-Up in Fairview Heights. October 29th, 2009.
Borders Meet-Up in Fairview Heights. October 29th, 2009.
Want to submit a picture or pictures of your own? Send ‘em to us and we’ll add ‘em!
Hey! Did you miss last night’s informational meet-up in Edwardsville? If so, don’t fret! We’re having another at Borders Books and Music in Fairview Heights, IL tonight in the cafe from 6:00-8:00 PM. So, come on out and join us!
And while you’re at it, bring a friend or two along. We had at least 20 people at last night’s event… why not see if we can beat that record?
And don’t forget about our November 1st Kick-Off Party! Speaking of which… here’s a flier for the event!
Hey guys,
We’d like to announce the details for our kick-off party for the St. Louis Metro East folks!
Come join us at our first big write-in event! We’ll be writing all day at the Edwardsville Learning Technology Center on 200 Clay St., Edwardsville, IL 62025. The building looks like a row of old condos. You can park in the (small) lot outside or on the street. We’ll be in the conference room, which is the basement. The door is on the RIGHT.
This is a potluck event, which means you can bring food to share with others. We will have free sandwiches and chips available for everyone; please bring your own (non-alcoholic) drinks. If you would like to bring a dish, dessert or whatnot for everyone, please feel free! (There are plugins available for crock pots or hot plates if the food needs to stay warm.)
We will be furiously writing from 10 AM to 6 PM, so please feel free to come and go as you please.
If you have any questions, please contact Jenna Stoeber (lostieborden AT yahoo DOT com) or Sean J. Jordan (seanjjordan1 AT gmail DOT com).
If you can’t make it to the Kick-off event, be sure to attend one of our many other fine events, all of which you can find on our Southern Illinois NaNoWriMo calendar!
Do you have questions about NaNoWriMo? Are you eager to meet some other writers? Do you just need an excuse to get out of the house?
If any of these are true, you might want to attend one of two NaNoWriMo informational meetings taking place during the final week of October.
The first will take place on Wednesday, October 28th from 5-7 pm at Wise Choice Coffee in Edwardsville. The address is 1063 S State Route 157 # A, Edwardsville, IL 62025. (It’s in the strip mall, in the same block as Bella Milano’s and Jimmy Johns.)
Can’t make it Wednesday? You’re in luck, because we’re having a SECOND Meet-Up on Thursday, October 29th in Fairview Heights at Borders Books and Music, just off the intersection of I-64 and IL-159. We’ll be meeting in the cafe.
The Meet-Up is a great way to, well, meet up with fellow like-minded novelists/maniacs in your area. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to come, be it early, late, or teleconferenced in. We’ll discuss ourselves, our novels, characters, Write-Ins, worries, hopes and whatever else comes up. The Meet-Up will be your first chance to meet many of the other would-be Wrimos whom you’ll be writing with, and it’s also the best place to ask any questions you might have before you get in the thick of it. Plus, it’s a really fun chance to talk about your plans for the novel you’ll be writing in the month of November!
If you have any questions, please e-mail Sean J. Jordan (seanjjordan1@gmail.com) or Jenna Stoeber (lostieborden@yahoo.com). Otherwise, we’ll see you at either the Edwardsville event on Wednesday the 28th or the Fairview Heights event on October the 29th!
As always, this information and more can also be found at the SoIL NaNo Calender.
Hi guys,
This is Sean Jordan, your friendly Municipal Liaison (ML) from the Southern Illinois chapter for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which takes place during the month of November.
The Southern Illinois Region consists of everyone from the St. Louis Metro East on down to the most southern reaches of the state. We’re also known as the “River to River” region. Most of our activities are centered around the St. Louis Metro East (Edwardsville, Collinsville, Glen Carbon, Belleville, O’Fallon and Shiloh) and Carbondale. But even if you’re not nearby, you can participate with us via the magic of the Internet!
This blog will be used to keep track of all of our events and to share any writing resources we come up with. While you’re waiting for us to add more content, please go ahead and register yourself at http://www.nanowrimo.org and set your home region as “United States:: Illinois:: Southern.” You can visit our official forums here.
If you have any questions, please email me at seanjjordan1 [at] gmail [dot] com, or post a comment on this blog. Thanks, and keep your eyes on this blog for updates on our kickoff event and other exciting things we’ve got planned!
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