2011 Night of Writing Dangerously Write-a-thon Fundraiser
We did it!
$51,095 raised!
216 attendees!
327 fundraisers!
Looking for a way to wish Chris Baty well on his next big adventure as a full-time writer? Behind on your word count? Want a great excuse to come out to San Francisco? Need a mid-November extravaganza of food, drink, and lots and lots of noveling? We’ve got an event for you! The fifth-annual Night of Writing Dangerously Write-a-thon.
THE DETAILS
What: Six hours of writing, accompanied by dinner and drinks in a ballroom overlooking the twinkling lights of downtown San Francisco. If you want to see just how classy this event really is, you can check out photos from the 2010 event on our blog.
When: Sunday, November 20, 2011, 4 PM – 11 PM. Cocktail hour will be held in the bar from 4 PM to 5 PM. The writing will begin when the ballroom opens at 5 PM.
Where: The Julia Morgan Ballroom, Merchants Exchange Building, 15th floor, San Francisco, California.
Theme: Noir. Costumes are not required, but there will be door prizes for best dressed this year! Just sayin’.
How:
STEP #1: Head here to set up a free Night of Writing Dangerously fundraising page!
STEP #2: Raise $250 in sponsorships from family and/or friends by November 17.
STEP #3: As soon as you’ve raised at least $250, fill out this RSVP form! If you raise $350 or more you can bring a guest! Just RSVP with a “plus one” on your form. Keep in mind that the ballroom we’ve rented can only seat 250 folks, so we have to limit attendance to the first 250 people who RSVP.
Why: Because we want to write with you! And feed you! And because proceeds from the evening make our programs possible, including the classroom-based Young Writers Program, which is growing at a jaw-dropping pace. Last year, our dangerous writers raised over $47,000—money we’ve used for a myriad of awesome improvements to our events. Come show your support this year by helping us reach our $50,000 fundraising goal! The more money you raise, the more tickets you’ll get for our prize raffle. Plus, the top fundraisers will walk home with one of our grand prizes.
- An iPad2 engraved with “NaNoWriMo loves you” donated by Lilgar May Murray.
- A Dell Inspiron with a 16 GB hard drive and wireless from the Lavender Butterfly Fund.
- A just released Kindle Fire along with a $100 gift certificate for bookish download provide by Literature and Latte, the makers of Scrivener software.
- An 8 GB iPod Touch donated by MacWorld.
- A NEO 2 donated by Renaissance Learning.
- A $200 gift certificate to ThinkGeek.com.
- A color Nook e-reader and a copy of WriteWay Pro software provided by WriteWay.
What you’ll get (in addition to an enchanted evening of noveling!):
- A tote bag imprinted with our sleek and dangerous 2011 poster design (that’s it at the top of the page!) filled with books and other treats from our sponsors, including $50 coupon from Hornblower, Software from Xiosis, 25% off and free shipping with any Chronicle Books order, pens from WriteWay, a Think Geek Stick-on USB Cable, and a book, Wake Up Your Muse, and mug from Written World Communications.
- Encouragement, inspiration, and writerly mojo courtesy of NaNoWriMo Director Lindsey Grant and Executive Director Chris Baty.
- Dinner provided by Ladies Who Lunch.
- Drinks from our open bar including Lagunitas IPA, wine, and specialty cocktails like the Noveltini and Cosmonovelton.
- Buckets of sweets from Candy Blogger Cybele May’s famous Candy Buffet.
- A multitude of snacks, including donuts from Psycho Donuts and 10 PM milk and Otis Spunkmeyer cookies baked by Tavia.
- A chance to get your author photo taken by professional photographer, Ken Goudey.
- And much more!
And everyone will have a chance to take home a basket of awesome prizes. You automatically get five raffle tickets upon entering, and will receive an additional ticket for every $50 raised above your initial $250. And yes, you are welcome to share your raffle tickets with your guest, if you end up bringing one.
So far, this year’s prizes include:
- Family four-pack of passes to the Children’s Discovery Museum.
- Four passes to the de Young or Legion of Honor.
- Two tickets for a Cowgirl Creamery tour and lunch at their Point Reyes location.
- A gift certificate to use at Blue Bottle cafes and coffee bars.
- A City Lights T-shirt packed into one of their awesome tote bags.
- A gift certificate to Harbin Hot Springs that can be used toward camping or day visits.
- A gift certificate to Bi-Rite Creamery.
- Guest passes to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
- Movie tickets to the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland.
- Bags of Atlas Coffee!
- A Totally Killer gift basket put together by our very own Chris Angotti.
- Lindsey Grant’s “Favorite Writing Rewards” basket.
- Tavia’s “Exploration of the Bay Area” basket.
- Two complimentary literary-based tours of San Francisco produced by Invisible City Audio Tours.
- A Mystic Writer’s Mantle (cloak) handmade by Dragon Dreams Creations.
- The fierce Chris Baty Viking Doll handmade by Barbara Bell.
- Journals provided by Vintage Vinyl Journals.
- The Plot Whisperer from F+W Media.
- A Pier 39 Fun Pack certificate, including 4 Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruises, 4 Carousel rides, 4 Single turbo rides, and 2 hrs of parking.
- We Wanted to be Writers by Eric Olsen and Glen Schaeffer.
…and more to come!
More questions? Find answers to Write-a-thon FAQs here.
2011 Write-a-thon Sponsors
National Novel Writing Month is a project of the Office of Letters and Light, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations to National Novel Writing Month are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
   
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