Adults

NaNoWriMo Write-Ins

Come work on your novel!

We provide a quiet space and some gentle motivation; you bring your writing materials and your desire to write!

Drop in! No registration required.

All Write-In Dates:
  • Wednesday, November 1 | 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Saturday, November 4 | 10:00am-2:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 8 | 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 15 | 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Saturday, November 18 | 10:00am-2:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 22 | 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Saturday, November 25 | 10:00am-2:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 29 | 5:00pm-8:00pm
  • Thursday, November 30 | 10:00am-8:00pm
    Final Day of NaNoWriMo! You can do it!

Check the calendar for more Write-Ins this November. 

Location: 

Capilano

Time: 

Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Nov 29 2023.
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Audience: 

  • Teens
  • Adults

Information Session – Learn About NaNoWriMo

Learn about how NaNoWriMo works and prepare for November!

NVDPL’s Teen Engagement Librarian will be sharing tips for novel prep and other tricks of the trade for a successful National Novel Writing Month. 

For more information about NaNoWriMo in the Greater Vancouver region, check out the regional page at https://nanowrimo.org/regions/canada-british-columbia-vancouver
 
 
Write a novel over the course of 30 days! Yes, you can do it! Really! 
 
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and NVDPL is here to support would-be-novelists’ dreams. How does it work? NaNoWriMo helps you start and continue the habit of daily writing. Throughout November, you can privately or publicly track how many words you write each day at nanowrimo.org. It only takes writing 1,667 words each day to equal a 50,000 word novel — that’s roughly the length of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men! 
 
The goal of NaNoWriMo is not to write the “perfect” novel, but to get you to write every day and try to finish the first draft of a novel. NVDPL will help you achieve this with a series of workshops and write-in sessions to make your writing habit a reality. NaNoWriMo is about inspiration and personal accountability, but it is not writing help or a writing critique workshop.
 
 
 
Drop-in, registration not required. Questions? Contact Sara at oremlands@nvdpl.ca
 
This event will be held in person at Capilano Library.
 
 
 

Location: 

Capilano

Time: 

Saturday, October 28, 2023 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Audience: 

  • Teens
  • Adults

Write Your Novel or Memoir

Do you want to write a novel or a memoir?

Please join author, Julianne Harvey, of Ruby Finch Books for a fun writing class. We will talk about the things that hold us back when we want to write, brainstorm ideas and outlines for your upcoming projects, and do some journaling and writing prompts together in a supportive and kind atmosphere. Please bring a notebook & pen or a laptop.

Julianne has written four books and her work has appeared in several literary magazines. She holds an MFA and a BA in Creative Writing. For more information, please see julianneharvey.com and rubyfinchbooks.com.

 

Registration required. Register online or call 604-929-3727, ext. 8166. Contact Vanessa at gillv@nvdpl.ca for more information.

This event takes place in the Enid Dearing Room at Parkgate Library.

 

Location: 

Parkgate

Time: 

Monday, January 22, 2024 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Audience: 

  • Adults

Registration: 

Program

Conversation and Connections: StoryLab

Everyone welcome! Join us for refreshment, information sessions, and discussion on a variety of topics.

 

Topic: Join us for a tour of StoryLab. 

Have you felt the passion to create digital art, tell stories, or save beloved memories from long ago, but lacked the money or resources? Your local library is here to help! The NVDPL StoryLab offers access to spaces and equipment for you to digitize old forms of media, as well as see your digital creations come to life. Produce films, podcasts, music, and more! Free of charge. 

Join us on a tour to see our newly running 3D printers create physical objects right in front of your eyes. Artistic trinkets, mini-figures, accessibility tools, the skies the limit! We look forward to seeing what you will learn, create, and share with us at StoryLab.

 

Registration is optional. Everyone is welcome to drop in; register online if you would like email reminders. For more information, call 604-984-0286, ext. 8144 or email info@nvdpl.ca.

This event takes place in person in StoryLab, on the second floor of Lynn Valley Library.

 

Location: 

Lynn Valley

Time: 

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Audience: 

  • Adults

Registration: 

Program

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