San Francisco Writers Foundation Chooses NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program as Auction Co-beneficiary

SAN FRANCISCO - Jan. 10, 2020 - PRLog -- The San Francisco Writers Foundation, the division of the San Francisco Writers Conference that supports the written arts regionally and nationwide, announces the selection of fellow nonprofit NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program as the co-beneficiary of its 2020 auction series.

"They're a longtime favorite of ours, a Bay Area institution making a worldwide impact. Their Young Writers Program aligns well with our mission, empowering kids to express themselves while fostering a sense of community," said Auction Coordinator Gordon Warnock.

In 2019, nearly 400,000 writers participated in NaNoWriMo, including approximately 95,000 K-12 students and educators who participated in NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program. Nearly 1,200 libraries, bookstores, and other community spaces participated as well.

"NaNoWriMo gives writers the impetus to overcome creative obstacles, dive into their imaginations, and finally start writing the novel of their dreams. With the goal of making your creativity a priority for a month, NaNoWriMo not only teaches valuable approaches to the creative process, but critical habits to becoming a successful writer," says Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of NaNoWriMo. "We're so happy to team up with a wonderful writing conference like the San Francisco Writers Conference to help people reach their creative dreams!"

About the SFWF Auction Series

Thanks to donations from authors, literary agents, publishers, etc., the SFWF is once again holding a series of eBay auctions beginning February 1^st as well as an on-site auction at the 17^thannual San Francisco Writers Conference, Presidents Day Weekend at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Francisco. Visit https://sfwriters.org for more information, and follow @SFWC and @nanowrimo on Twitter.

About NaNoWriMo

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that believes your story matters. They provide the structure, community, and encouragement to help people find their voices, achieve creative goals, and build new worlds—on and off the page.

Since 1999, more than 3 million writers from over 200 countries on all 7 continents have signed up for the audacious act of writing 50,000 words of a novel in a month. Thousands of resulting novels have been published, including bestsellers like Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen and The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.

NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program supports novel-writing in classrooms worldwide. It offers an interactive youth-friendly writing space, a robust suite of admin tools, and the ability for educators to create multiple virtual classrooms. Common Core-aligned lesson plans are also available. Additionally, NaNoWriMo distributes 2,500 classroom kits each year filled with posters, stickers, and other resources.

Additional information can be found at ywp.nanowrimo.org.

Contacts:

Gordon Warnock, SFWF, auction@sfwriters.org

Grant Faulkner, NaNoWriMo, grant_faulkner@nanowrimo.org