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Sunday, August 9
 

9:00am PDT

NaNoWriMo for Teachers and Parents

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is an annual international literary sensation that inspires people from all walks of life to dust off their literary ambitions and finally write that novel they’ve always dreamed of. Participants are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel, start to finish, in the month of November. Whether you’re a novice writer or a well-published professional, NaNoWriMo offers you a great way to jump-start your writing life, or zap new energy into one that’s been stalled. Wherever you are in your writing journey, NaNoWriMo can help you tell your story!

Fostering the writing dreams of Young Writers and helping them reach their writing dreams is no small task! That why NaNoWriMo offers amazing resources and lesson plans to help you inspire the Young Writers in your classroom or at home! Experienced English teacher and NaNo expert Kim Switzer will show you all the goodies offered by NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers.

Program including:
     Free classroom kits
     Downloadable noveling lesson plans
     Virtual Classrooms
     Connect with other educators
     How to publish students' manuscripts

Get great tips and expert advice on integrating NaNoWriMo’s tools into your classroom!


Moderators
avatar for Ann Buenzli

Ann Buenzli

Ann writes and publishes teen paranormal and teen paranormal romance books, novelettes, and short stories under the name Skye Genaro. Her book Echo Across Time, the first in The Echo Saga, was a #3 best seller on Amazon. Prior to writing fiction, Ann wrote feature lengthscreenplays... Read More →
avatar for Daryll Lynne Evans

Daryll Lynne Evans

Dayll Lynne began her writing career as a playwright with the Performing Arts Conservatory in Colorado, where she also taught theatre and playwriting to youth.  She has an MFA in fiction from Purdue University, where she taught creative writing and worked with Sycamore Review... Read More →
avatar for Kim Switzer

Kim Switzer

Head Muse, writing coach, teacher, MuseCraft Coaching for Writers
I write paranormal, horror (more the spooky kind rather than the bloody kind), and urban fantasy, so I love to talk about all of that. I'm also obsessed with learning about ways to build stories, ways to develop writing practices, all the tools of a writing life, so let's talk about... Read More →

Sunday August 9, 2015 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Lloyd Ballroom

9:00am PDT

NaNoWriMo For Young Writers
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is an annual international literary sensation that inspires people from all walks of life to dust off their literary ambitions and finally write that novel they’ve always dreamed of. Participants are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel, start to finish, in the month of November. Whether you’re a novice writer or a well-published professional, NaNoWriMo offers you a great way to jump-start your writing life, or zap new energy into one that’s been stalled. Wherever you are in your writing journey, NaNoWriMo can help you tell your story!

Teens and Tweens: Are you serious about writing? Join us for a jam-packed session of writing games and inspiration!  You’ll meet other young WriMos (NaNo Speak for fellow participants) and discover  all the great stuff for young writers to guide you NaNoWriMo and the rest of your novel journey. We’ll have a surprise NaNoWriMo author stop by to share tips and

tricks for writing your novel!


Moderators
avatar for Daryll Lynne Evans

Daryll Lynne Evans

Dayll Lynne began her writing career as a playwright with the Performing Arts Conservatory in Colorado, where she also taught theatre and playwriting to youth.  She has an MFA in fiction from Purdue University, where she taught creative writing and worked with Sycamore Review... Read More →
avatar for Kim Switzer

Kim Switzer

Head Muse, writing coach, teacher, MuseCraft Coaching for Writers
I write paranormal, horror (more the spooky kind rather than the bloody kind), and urban fantasy, so I love to talk about all of that. I'm also obsessed with learning about ways to build stories, ways to develop writing practices, all the tools of a writing life, so let's talk about... Read More →

Sunday August 9, 2015 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Halsey

10:00am PDT

NaNoWriMo for Every Writer

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is an annual international literary sensation that inspires people from all walks of life to dust off their literary ambitions and finally write that novel they’ve always dreamed of. Participants are challenged to write a 50,000 word novel, start to finish, in the month of November. Whether you’re a novice writer or a well-published professional, NaNoWriMo offers you a great way to jump-start your writing life, or zap new energy into one that’s been stalled. Wherever you are in your writing journey, NaNoWriMo can help you tell your story!

From the novice writer to the professional novelist,  NaNoWriMo offers something for every writer. Whether you’re seeking a writing community, inspiration, writing tips and tricks, a firm deadline (or a crazy one!), or just permission to focus on your writing for 30 days, you’ll find it
and more when you participate in NaNoWriMo. Regional Municipal Liaisons (NaNoSpeak for the hardworking souls who coordinate events during NaNo) will take you on a fun-filled, hands-on tour of NaNoWriMo, including: NanoNuts and Bolts; Writers Relay Races; GPS for the NaNoWriMo's Soul; The Plotters vs. Pantsers Smackdown; and more! Suprise Novelists and NaNoWriMo inspirators will stop by to sprinkle a little writerly inspiration!


Moderators
avatar for Daryll Lynne Evans

Daryll Lynne Evans

Dayll Lynne began her writing career as a playwright with the Performing Arts Conservatory in Colorado, where she also taught theatre and playwriting to youth.  She has an MFA in fiction from Purdue University, where she taught creative writing and worked with Sycamore Review... Read More →
avatar for Kim Switzer

Kim Switzer

Head Muse, writing coach, teacher, MuseCraft Coaching for Writers
I write paranormal, horror (more the spooky kind rather than the bloody kind), and urban fantasy, so I love to talk about all of that. I'm also obsessed with learning about ways to build stories, ways to develop writing practices, all the tools of a writing life, so let's talk about... Read More →

Sunday August 9, 2015 10:00am - 11:30am PDT
Lloyd Ballroom
 
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