WordHaven BookHouse & Mead Library are partnering up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!

Join us for these FREE classes (donations welcome)!

Wednesday, October 26, 6-7 PM: Local Author, Sara Biren, as she guides us through the brainstorming, prewriting, and preparing process for NaNoWriMo. Sara will share tips–both practical and creative–for surviving and succeeding, from NaNo prep to the moment you type The End.

Wednesday, November 16, 6-7 PM: Local Author, Sara Biren, will re-join the group for a progress check-in and facilitate activities to get us un-stuck and keep us going on our writing journey!

Wednesday, November 30, 6-7 PM: Local Author, Amy E. Casey, will create space for us to share our progress and guide us on next steps!

Sara Biren is the author of three YA novels from Amulet Books, including one that was completely rewritten during NaNoWriMo. She has “won” NaNo four times and participated in Camp NaNo as well. Sara earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Mankato State University in Mankato, Minnesota. Until recently a lifelong Minnesotan, Sara now lives in Manitowoc with her husband, two children, and two schnoodles, and works as a part-time editor. She loves cheese, seeing live bands, watching football and hockey, hiking, and traveling. Visit Sara on Instagram (@sarabiren) or at sarabiren.com.

Amy E. Casey lives and writes in Wisconsin, near the cold freshwater shore of Lake Michigan. From there, she dreams up stories of quiet monsters and wild landscapes. Her short fiction and poetry have been published in Split Rock Review, Psaltery & Lyre, Club Plum, NonBinary Review, Bramble, and elsewhere. She does a large portion of her writing on a Smith Corona Classic 12 manual typewriter from 1964. The Sturgeon’s Heart is her first novel.