Hi guys,
I am pleased to bring you a list of this year's events. This will be one of two posts about the events we have planned - this year marks the return of Peoria, IL as a sister-region, and I am excited to say we have another region, Fredericton, New Brunswick, joining in our competition. One of the things we are doing within this Tri-City, multi-region challenge is to bring online write-ins, hosted in turn by each of the three cities, where we have the opportunity to compete for regional word-wars. Because these are online only events, I'll be posting them in a separate thread. What I'll be listing here are the in-person events that will be hosted for the Gainesville, Fl region. We look forward to seeing you.
-Christy
Meet & Greet
WHEN: Saturday Oct.24, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
WHERE: room 212, Library West
WHY: Leave your inner critic behind, (we'll have a nice little "resort" for them), learn about the Jar, and enjoy light refreshment while commiserating with others who have signed up to write 50K words in a month.
DIRECTIONS: 2nd Floor, Library West
Library West is located on campus, north of the Plaza of Americas, on University Ave across from Target Copy. Room 212 is on the 2nd floor, to the right, just past the circulation desk.
Day One Write-In
WHEN: Sunday Nov. 1, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Library West, room 429
WHY: Let’s start this puppy off right. A chance to get going on your novel in the company of others who have taken on this crazy challenge.
DIRECTIONS: 4th Floor, Library West room 429
Library West is located on campus, north of the Plaza of Americas, on University Ave. From the main elevator bank, take a right, down to the end of the hall, then another right, and you'll be facing the room. You can ask for alternate directions at the Circulation desk.
Ice Cream Social and Fundraiser
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 3; 7:00-8:30 pm
WHERE: Sweet Dreams Ice Cream
WHY: A chance to take a break, chat with other writers, eat ice cream, and raise money for NaNo WriMo.
The NaNo WriMo Ice cream cup will be on sale from 5:30 – 9 pm, so invite your family and friends, help raise money for the Office of Letter and Light.
DIRECTIONS: 3437 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
Behind Grandy’s – Plaza on corner of University Ave. and SW 34th street.
Veteran's Day Write-in Part 1
WHEN: Tuesday Nov 11; 12:00 noon- 3:00 pm
WHERE: Westside Park
WHY: No work? No school? Get some fresh air, and some more words
DIRECTIONS: 1001 NW 34th Street, corner of 34th and NW 8th. We'll set up somewhere outside - look for me in my neon-yellow NaNo WriMo ML shirt. **This event will be cancelled in case of poor weather**
Veteran’s Day Write-In Part 2
WHEN: Tuesday Nov. 11; 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
WHERE: Books Inc./Book Lover’s Cafe – Art Gallery
WHY: Take advantage of the holiday to get more words.
DIRECTIONS: 505 NW 13 St., Gainesville, FL 32601
On the corner of NW 13st street and NW 5th Ave
Lock-In Write In
WHEN: Saturday Nov.14th- Sunday Nov. 15th; time TBD
WHERE: Gainesville Institute of Self Defense
WHY: Are you falling behind in words? Have you always wanted to do a writing lock-in? Come get ahead on your words in this overnight writing challenge.
DIRECTIONS: ADDRESS TO FOLLOW
Next to Ally Katz, off of SW 34th St.
Write In – the Big Event
WHEN: Tuesday Nov. 17; 5:00 pm – 10 pm
WHERE: Info Commons – Library West
*This is also an online event.
WHY: Hit the middle-of-the month slump? Come to the middle-of-the-month Write in. Commiserate with others, get your write on, and have the opportunity to get words of inspiration, and your questions about writing answered by our guest authors. This year we will be joined by J.V. Jones, J.C. Hutchins and Mur Lafferty.
DIRECTIONS: 3rd Floor, Library West, Info Commons
Library West is located on campus, north of the Plaza of Americas, on University Ave.
Pre-Thanksgiving Write-in
WHEN: Sunday Nov.22; 11:00am - 3:00 pm
WHERE: Library West, room 429
WHY: Going away for Thanksgiving? Staying home and vegging? This is a chance to get a boost of words before the holiday.
DIRECTIONS: 4th Floor, Library West room 429
Library West is located on campus, north of the Plaza of Americas, on University Ave. From the main elevator bank, take a right, down to the end of the hall, then another right, and you'll be facing the room. You can ask for alternate directions at the Circulation desk.
Write In – the Final Push
WHEN: Monday Nov. 30; 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
WHERE: Info Commons – Library West
* This is also an Online event.
WHY: We return to the Info Commons to get our write on. Last day to crank out words towards our goal, this will be a day concentrated on writing. Let’s cross that finish line!
DIRECTIONS: 3rd Floor, Library West, Info Commons
Library West is located on campus, north of the Plaza of Americas, on University Ave.
TGIO Party
WHEN: TBD
WHERE: TBD
WHY: To celebrate all who participated in this year’s NaNo, no matter how many words you got. Everyone who signed up is a hero in our book, and worth celebrating.
DIRECTIONS: TBD
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-Christy
Co-ML for Gainesville, FL
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NaNo Participant: 2002-09
Nano Winner: 2002-03, 2005-08
NaNo ML: 2003, 2005-09
30,416 / 50,000
Oct 18, 2009 - 19 53
I just wanted to ask about the Pre-Thanksgiving Write-in. It says Sunday, but the 25th is actually on a Wednesday. If it's pre-Thanksgiving, I'm sure you probably meant Wednesday :)
-paigeorose92
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Oct 19, 2009 - 04 15
Oops, no it's Sunday the 22nd, not the 25th. I'll fix that in the original list above. We're referring to it as the pre-Thanksgiving event since it is the one happening the week of Thanksgiving, but as many people leave town for the holiday, we figured the weekend was a safer bet.
Thanks for catching the discrepancy!
-Christy
-----------Christy
Co-ML for Gainesville, FL
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NaNo Participant: 2002-09
Nano Winner: 2002-03, 2005-08
NaNo ML: 2003, 2005-09
49,330 / 50,000
Oct 30, 2009 - 14 25
Hey everyone!
I completely lost track of the days and managed to miss the initial Meet and Greet, but I'm really looking forward to NaNoWriMo this year and hoping to take part in a lot of these events. I was just wondering regarding the write-in on this Sunday if it's alright to get there late? I want to go but won't be able to make it until 12PM at the earliest.
Can't wait for November to start! Hope to see and hear from you guys soon.
35,548 / 50,000
Oct 31, 2009 - 06 08
Hi Raes,
You bring up a good question, and yes, you are absolutely welcome to show up to any of our events any time after they start. The times posted are generally when we have the rooms reserved, and when the MLs will be there. You are welcome to come and go during that time, and depending on if it is a public space, come early, and / or stay later.
The only time where when you show up makes a differences is for the online write-ins. Found on the Online events thread, the hosting of these rotates between us, and our two sister-regions, Frederiction, and Peoria. The chat room is open / available any time, regardless of online events, but during the online events, there will be hosted word wars at pre-set times (generally half an hour after the online write-in starts) for an hour. If you do come to one of the online write-ins late, we ask you do not join in the word war if you come in 15 minutes after the war started. So, other than that, you are welcome at any of the online and in-person events at any time during the events that meet your schedule.
I look forward to seeing you, and here's good wishes for a good start :-)
-Christy
-----------Christy
Co-ML for Gainesville, FL
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NaNo Participant: 2002-09
Nano Winner: 2002-03, 2005-08
NaNo ML: 2003, 2005-09