Writers Groups & Resources

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Writers, We Community Group

Come discuss your writing with other local authors and poets. New members are always welcome! No registration required. This group is run by the community and is not an official Library program. 

First & Third Wednesdays
6–7:45 PM
Registration required

View our Events Calendar for meeting dates.

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Inkie.org

Inkie.org is a suite of resources—available to everyone in Illinois at no charge—that supports local authors with online creation and publishing tools and allow readers to access locally-produced content.

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NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo began as National Novel Writing Month in November, and grew to become an international support system for writers around the world. Each year on November 1, hundreds of thousands of people begin to write, determined to end the month with 50,000 words of a brand new novel.