YpsiWrites & National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

NaNoWriMo is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides tools, structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds — on and off the page.

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) began in 1999 as a daunting but straightforward challenge: to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days. Each year on November 1, people around the world begin to write, determined to end the month with a first draft. This year, YpsiWrites will hold write-ins to support anyone participating in NaNoWriMo or anyone who simply wants to get a good start on writing a novel. Write-ins will be an opportunity to write and feel supported by others who are also taking on this challenge. YpsiWrites team members and volunteers will be on hand during the sessions to offer prompts, feedback, and encouragement. Writers can come to any session for as long as they’d like: The sessions will mainly serve as dedicated writing time for participants. YpsiWrites will also feature prompts and writing encouragement via their website and social media accounts throughout November.

Write-in Times

YpsiWrites team members and volunteers will be on hand during the sessions to offer prompts, feedback, and encouragement. Writers can come to any session for as long as they’d like: The sessions will mainly serve as dedicated writing time for participants.

Join us throughout November at the following locations:

• November 2 @ YDL Whittaker

• November 6 (Virtual)

• November 9 @ Vertex Coffeehouse

• November 13 (Virtual)

• November 16 @ YDL Whittaker

• November 20 (Virtual)

• November 23 @ Vertex Coffeehouse

• November 30 @ YDL Whittaker

Looking for support?

Complete the following form to sign up for writing encouragement and/or register for upcoming NaNoWriMo Writing Time. YpsiWrites is also hosting Writing Time on Saturday mornings in November, but those sessions do not require registration. 

If you opt in to receive writing encouragement, you can expect periodic emails from the YpsiWrites team during the month of November.

The NaNo Writing Time sessions will feature prompts, feedback, and encouragement. Writers can come to any session for as long as they’d like. These take place in person (at the Whittaker Rd. branch of the Ypsilanti District Library and Vertex Coffee in Ypsilanti) and on Zoom. See below for more details.