March 2019: Start your next writing adventure with Camp NaNoWriMo.

Set a creative goal that works for you. [National Novel Writing Month]( [Camp NaNoWriMo: Your online writers' retreat]( Camp NaNoWriMo is back this April! Camp NaNo is your online writers' retreat, designed to help you set and reach your own writing goals. Camp is a great time to test run any writing project, whether it be a novel, comic book, graphic novel, memoir, screenplay, travel guide, cookbook, thesis, epic poem, one-act play, or anything else you can dream up! Plus, Campers from all around the world come together online (and often in person) to share their daily progress and cheer each other on! [Declare your Camp project for April today!]( [Learn about how to join a writing Cabin.]( The NaNo Three Every month, we'll share three of our favorite links from the NaNo-sphere—whether they’re blog articles or awesome pep talks. Check it out. ['Finding Cabin Mates' Forum]( If you're looking for people to write with this April, this is the place to find them! Join a cabin or start your own, from script writers to German speakers. [6 Reasons to Participate in Camp]( There are lots of benefits to joining Camp NaNoWriMo—even if you're not a writer! Blogger Rebekah Joan shares 6 ways Camp can help your creativity. [Pitchapalooza Winner Announced!]( Congratulations to Devyn Fussman, winner of Pitchapalooza 2019! [Read Devyn's winning pitch](, Polyglot, or [vote on a fan favorite]( through April 1! Join a Camp NaNoWriMo Virtual Write-In! [VWI image square]( Today at 1 PM PDT ([Your Time Zone]() Join us as we start to dive into our Camp NaNoWriMo projects! During this livestream, we'll share some writing prompts, answer your writing questions—and you can chat with Wrimos from around the world. [Join the virtual write-in.]( Listen to an episode of the Write-minded podcast. [Write-minded: a podcast with NaNoWriMo and She Writes Press]( Get writing advice on-the-go by subscribing to our podcast. Need some extra inspiration to launch into your next project? Our new podcast episodes feature Camp Counselors [Taran Matharu]( and [Lilliam Rivera](, among others. [Subscribe to the podcast.]( [Camp NaNoWriMo]( [Congratulations to our Young Writers Program contest winners!]( We read over 650 novel excerpts as part of our "Now What?" Young Writers Contest. We read about wolf-people and time travel and real-life tragedy; we read about climate change and hidden powers... and about one chameleon who wants to join the CIA. We'll be posting the winning excerpts on our blog soon, but [you can see the full list of finalists here](. It was so hard to choose just a few winners, but we enjoyed reading each and every entry. From our sponsors: [Podcoin: Podcasts that pay. Get paid to listen!]( Exclusive to NaNoWriMo! Get 500 free Podcoin when you use code NANOWRIMO to sign up for free. Get [Podcoin](—The Podcast Player That Pays! Wrimo Spotlight ["The best thing about Camp is that so much help is provided for you right off the bat. If 50K is too much for you, you can break down your goal into something smaller. Don't feel that your goal has to be tied to a word count either. Plus, you get a cabin full of participants just like you."] [Juliana Xavier headshot] — Juliana Xavier, writer and NaNoWriMo participant [Read more on our blog.]( What's up, internet! A reader [An Illustrated History of the American Public Library]( — This is a great visual exploration of how a critical piece of social infrastructure came to be. [The Oldest American Picture Book Still in Print]( — And of course, it's about cats. Millions of cats. [An Interview with Jasmine Guillory in O, The Oprah Magazine]( — One of our favorite former NaNo Coaches talks about why she choses to write books with black heroines. [Monterrey Bay Aquarium: Sea Otter Live-Cam]( — Need a little paw-sitivity in your day? Take a break by looking at these adorable sea otters. [Children's Book Covers: Then vs. Now]( — A look at 15 popular children's book covers from back in the day and how they've changed. [NaNoWriMo "Supplies" pencil case pack]( [Take a gander at our new Camp NaNoWriMo merch!]( [Camp NaNoWriMo Sponsor Offers]( [Check out these exclusive offers from our Camp sponsors.]( [Stories Matter. Donate Today.]( National Novel Writing Month 3354 Adeline Street Berkeley, CA 94705 You are receiving this email as a participant interested in receiving the NaNoWriMo newsletter. [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](