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Brigham City Library's 2025

National Novel Writing Month

Colorful burst with the words "Brigham City Library Presents NaNoWriMo National Novel Writing Month Write your own story"

Each November the Library hosts events, activities, & prize drawings to encourage writers of all ages to set and meet personal writing goals.

The Challenge

The official National Novel Writing Month goal is to write 50,000 words during November. The Library's NaNoWriMo goal is for YOU to meet YOUR writing goals.

How to Join

  • Declare a Personal Goal: Sign up by November 15th, 2025 by filling out the online registration (or contact Alisha, 435-723-5850)
  • Start Writing: Writing begins at midnight November 1st and ends 11:59pm November 30th.
  • Win Points: Report weekly word counts and attend qualifying events to earn points for prize drawings.
  • Bask in Your Accomplishments: Hooray! Report your final word count and come to Open Mic Night to celebrate with other writers.

Points & Prizes

Attend Writing Group events and participate in NaNo activities to earn points. Each event or activity is worth 1 point. The more points you earn, the more prize drawings you can enter!

medals

Points (14 points possible)

Prize Drawings

Earn points to enter drawings for one of three $25 gift cards or other writing-related prizes (limit 1 prize per participant). The more points you earn, the more drawings you are eligible to enter. Participants or their representative must be present to win at Open Mic Night on December 2nd, 2025.

  • Bronze: 2 points (entry for bronze drawing)
  • Silver: 4 points (entry for silver and bronze drawings)
  • Gold: 6+ points (entry for all 3 drawings)

Events

Utah Humanities Book Festival logo

Utah Humanities Book Festival (October)

Attend any of the Book Festival events during October to earn NaNo points! Visit our Book Festival page for dates and times.

View Book Festival

writing wars

Writing Wars (November)

Pound out extra words and help your Writing War team score the highest word counts in a series of fast-paced writing battles.

Register

Open mic night

Open Mic Night (December)

Share a short reading of something you've written this year—or have a friend present it for you!

Register

Upcoming Writing Group Events
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Writing Challenge - Writing Group
Tue, Apr 14, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Rooms 1&2 (Combined)
Join other writers for a writing session with a twist!
Critique Workshop - Writing Group
Tue, Apr 14, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rooms 1&2 (Combined)
Come join a workshop where you can share a portion of your work (no critique), have a portion of your work critiqued, or come and participate in the critique without bringing any pages of your own.
Write & Share - Writing Group
Tue, Apr 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rooms 1&2 (Combined)
Bring your writing device for a 45-minute writing session. Each session will have a writing prompt available for those who want one. There will be time at the end for some sharing!
"Comparison is the Thief of Joy (and Success)" by Rob Hart - Writing Group Article Chat
Tue, May 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Rooms 1&2 (Combined)
A discussion for writers on a selected magazine article on a writing topic.
Writing Challenge - Writing Group
Tue, Jun 09, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Rooms 1&2 (Combined)
Join other writers for a writing session with a twist!
Critique Workshop - Writing Group
Tue, Jun 09, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rooms 1&2 (Combined)
Come join a workshop where you can share a portion of your work (no critique), have a portion of your work critiqued, or come and participate in the critique without bringing any pages of your own.
See all events

 

Word Count Report
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Report goal progress or word count each week for up to 4 points. Weekly word counts should include your TOTAL November word count.

FINAL WORD COUNT DUE: 2 December 2025.

Example: If you wrote 500 words during week 1 and 300 words during week 2, you should report 800 words at the end of week 2 (500+300=800)

All words written since Nov 1st

Please Note: This webpage and associated activities are organized by the Brigham City Library. The official NaNoWriMo challenge is run by the NaNoWriMo nonprofit organization.