Class Description
Course Description:
For 30 days writers take up the fun, ambitious, and surprising challenge of writing an entire novel draft in a month to celebrate NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Participants begin writing November 1 and must finish by 11:59 PM on November 30. It doesn’t have to be pretty or polished. It’s a sprint to the finish!
If you love storytelling, have always wanted to write a novel, and are keen to turn off that inner editor who might be holding you back, then sign up for NaNoWriMo: YAWP Edition!
This multi-session class is designed to be encouraging, fun, and inspiring. You’ll become a part of a supportive writing community that will cheer for you every step of the way toward our YAWP goal of 25,000 words.
Each session of NaNoWriMo: YAWP Edition! will focus on a specific craft aspect of novel writing, in-class writing prompts, short readings to foster thoughtful discussion, and other engaging activities to get the creative juices flowing. This class is for both the veteran and new YAWPer. All genres are encouraged and welcome! Come to one or all sessions!
Series Schedule:
[Remember, you don’t need to commit to all of them! Attend as many as you can! The key is to just write with a supportive community!]
- Saturday, Aug 18th 12pm-3:30pm: Exploring Your Novel and Why You Want to Write It
- Saturday, Sept 22nd 12pm-3:30pm: Unforgettable in Every Way...Creating Characters We Can't Stop Thinking About
- Saturday, Oct 20th 12pm-3:30pm: What's Happening and Why the Heck It Matters
- Saturday, Nov 10th 12pm-3:30pm: NaNoWriMo is Here! Write-a-thon Day at GrubStreet
- Saturday, Dec 1st 12pm-3:30pm: Forward Motion! What's Next for You and Your Novel
Who Should Register?
For high school writers age 13 - 18 ONLY. Writing notebooks will be available, but feel free to bring your own.
*If you are registering on behalf of your teen, add their email information in the “For a Friend or Child?” field on the right-hand side of the screen before you check out. This will send them a direct link and reminder to create their own profile with GrubStreet.
(After adding the class to your cart, click "Checkout" and click “Add” next to “For a Friend or Child?” on the right-hand side to fill in their email. This is an easy way of linking the class to your child and encourages them to create their own account.)
Parents/guardians must also complete this permission form online before the start of the class.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.