Nanowrimo 2011
Moat Community
College
What is NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing Month happens every
November! It's a fun, seat-of-your-pants writing event
where the challenge is to complete an entire novel in
just 30 days.
For one month, you get to lock away your inner
editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!
The participants in NaNoWriMo 2011
were:
Rumaanah Fada
Rufaidah Bannou
Roomaan Bannou
Leena Pala
Adna Ahmed
Nimco Giire
Maria Choudhury
Aklima Khan
Najma Hussein
Subhana Zarolia
Mubaraka Nazeer
Razika Kavde
Cathi Rae
Well done to all our Moat Authors
The Challenge…
• 12 Writers.
• 3 novels
• A minimum of
30 days.
10,000 words each…in
The writers met in their lunch breaks, after
school and at home to complete the challenge…
Was it worth it?
What did the writers get out of the project?
This project was supported by many staff members at Moat Community College
THANK YOU ALL……………………….
EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS ARE DUE TO:
Ms Hearity – techno geek extraordinaire/project co-ordinator
Mr Dhillon – G & T co-ordinator
Ms Rae – project co-ordinator & techno dolt
Mrs Smith
Catering staff
IT dept
Ms Madiar
Office staff
The vision for 2012
• 100 writers from across the school – students & staff
• Involvement of Learning & Language Support Depts
• Moat writers blog linked into Fronter & Moat Web site
• Get involved.
• Visit the web site for more information
• http://www.nanowrimo.org/
And finally……………..
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• Moat Community College Writers Summer
School
Monday 16th July to Friday 20th July – 10- 12
Presenters will include
Meg Rosoff
* Strange Fruit * East Mids
Writers ……………and more
Application process in place – students need
to submit a short piece of writing [300 words]
and commit to attendance.