Tweens, Teens, & Adults (Grades 3 & Up)

September 9 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Monthly Meeting: Intro to Novelvember
October 14 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Monthly Meeting: Speaker Laurie Murray
October 28 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Novelvember Final Countdown
Tuesdays in November from 5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. - Novelvember Support Group
November 11 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Monthly Meeting: Novelvember Troubleshooting

Find your local writing community at the Great Bend Public Library! Writers from the Barton County area are welcome to join us for our monthly meetings to share and work on their craft. This fall, we’re focusing on Novelvember, an annual writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants begin preparing for this challenge in September. The end goal is to write a 50,000 word first draft manuscript in 30 days!

Take a breather from Novelvember prep to listen to our guest speaker, Laurie Murray, talk about nonfiction narratives. Murray, a former assistant professor, teaching fellow, lecturer of English, and writing center director, taught creative nonfiction in Tennessee and South Carolina. Her essay  "Maidenhair" was the runner up in "The Iowa Review 2015 Awards" and was published in the winter edition 2015/2016.