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Our goal this year is to match that, and I think we\u2019ll go higher, but I\u2019m not going to say how much. Last year made me swear off making predictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong> <broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The Muskoka Novel Marathon will take place <span data-term=\"goog_1025997928\">July 8-11<\/span> at the Active Living Centre in Huntsville. As well as serving as a retreat and creative hothouse for writers, it raises funds for the YMCA\u2019s Literacy Services in Huntsville, helping adult learners with reading, writing, math and computer skills. Writers regularly travel from as far afield as the USA to participate, and the event has helped some start off literary careers<\/p>\n<p>Several past participants have gone on to publish the books they started at the Muskoka Novel Marathon. The most recent is Amy Stuart. (Read about Amy&#8217;s book,<em> Still Mine<\/em>, in the Toronto Star <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/entertainment\/books\/2016\/03\/06\/a-gripping-page-turner-that-takes-on-domestic-abuse.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe writers of the Muskoka Novel Marathon never cease to amaze me,\u201d says Adam Brown, who is entering his first year as MNM convenor. \u201cThere\u2019s really no sense in setting expectations for a group that makes a habit of blowing them out of the water, and last night&#8217;s registration was no different. The YMCA is truly lucky to have a group so dedicated to literacy for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nancy West, who heads up the program that the MNM funds, concurs. \u201cEvery year I think the group can\u2019t blow me away any more, and here they go again! The excitement of this group is so contagious, but it\u2019s the best disease you could ever have.  I would never put into words any suggestion of a limit to what they can achieve, because they just continue to exceed anyone\u2019s expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to donate to Muskoka Novel Marathon 2016, visit here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muskokanovelmarathon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.muskokanovelmarathon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If how short a time it takes for writers to snap up the 40 available seats at the Muskoka Novel Marathon (MNM) is any indication, enthusiasm for the literacy fundraiser [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-11971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-breaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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