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Know a teen that’s interested in writing? 

In honor of National Novel Writing Month, the Edison Public Library's Teen Advisory Board is encouraging Edison teens to flex their creative writing muscles with a short story contest.

The contest will run through the month of November and is open to Edison teens between the ages of 11 and 18. (Full rules are available on the submission form.)

Interested teens can pick up a flyer, Tips for Short Story Writing from NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program, at any Edison Public Library branch. They can also watch NaNoWriMo’s How to Write Short Stories webcast for tips and advice for the writing process.
The deadline for the contest is November 30 at 5pm, so encourage the teens in your life to get their creativity flowing and start writing!

What is NaNoWriMo?

NaNoWriMo—short for National Novel Writing Month—began in 1999 as a way for writer Chris Baty to complete a full-length novel of 50,000 words. Since then, NaNoWriMo has exploded in popularity as writers all over the world attempt to write a novel during the month of November.

While NaNoWriMo is a competition of sorts, it’s not a competition between participants. Anyone can “win” as long as they adhere to the basic rules:

  • Writing starts at 12:00am on November 1 and ends 11:59pm on November 30, local time.
  • Novels must be a minimum of 50,000 words to win. 
  • Planning ahead of time and working from notes are permitted, but nothing written prior to November 1 can go into the novel.
  • Novels can be on any theme, genre of fiction, and language and can be written as fanfiction, poem format, and metafiction.

After verifying the word count on the NaNoWriMo website, winners are given a printable certificate to show off their accomplishment. Besides that, there is no official prize for completing NaNoWriMo—except the satisfaction of having a full-length first draft of a novel. 

In 2004, NaNoWriMo began to embrace a younger crowd and launched the Young Writers Program aimed at students K-12. The overall goal of YWP was the same—to encourage writing—but the goals were lower. When a classroom signs up for YWP, they are given lesson plans and writing ideas to inspire the young writers, as well as reward items like stickers and pencils.
No Plot? No Problem!
by Chris Baty
eBook available on HOOPLA
If you’re interested in being part of the Young Writers Program or are a teacher and want to enroll your class in the program, visit the Young Writers Program website to sign up.

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Edison, New Jersey 08817
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Edison, New Jersey 08820
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Main Library  | 340 Plainfield Ave, Edison, NJ 08817 -  (732) 287-2298
Clara Barton Branch | 141 Hoover Ave, Edison, NJ 08837 -  (732) 738-0096
 North Edison Branch | 777 Grove Ave, Edison, NJ 08820 - (732) 548-3045
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Library Director - Allan M. Kleiman
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