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The 2018 Muskoka Novel Marathon (MNM) has raised $32,509.10 for adult literacy services in our community.<\/p>\n

YMCA Literacy Services provides a variety of courses for academic upgrading, literacy and basic skills in reading,\u202fwriting and math, computer and life skills, GED and ACE preparation, e-learning, English as a Second Language (ESL) and savvy seniors.<\/p>\n

The YMCA program and its predecessor, the Muskoka Literacy Council, has been the beneficiary of the event since its inception in 2002. The MNM has raised more than $200,000 to date via the participating writers, who gather pledges with the promise to spend 72 hours trying to pound out a novel.<\/p>\n

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Writers can choose to submit their manuscripts, which must be written only during the weekend, to a panel of judges. The winner in each of the Adult and Young Adult fiction categories get their manuscripts sent to a Canadian publisher.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Adult winner was Kathleen May, for Song<\/em>; the Young Adult winner was Jennifer Turney, for Merim and the Fourth<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There were also several awards presented to participants, some of them peer-voted:<\/p>\n

Most Prolific Writer (for the most writing accomplished in 72 hours) – Lenore Butcher with 50,200 words
\nRockstar Award (for the second most prolific writer over 250 pages) – Pat Flewwelling
\nRemy Award (for most funds raised) – Cheryl Cooper ($2,275)
\nTechie Award (peer-nominated for the writer who is most helpful with computer troubles) – Krystyne Taylor-Smith
\nBIC (Bum in Chair) Award (for the writer who shows the most dedication to their writing) – Michael Codato
\nSpirit Award (most enthusiastic writer) – Colum McKnight
\nRookie of the Year – Keaira Yaworski<\/p>\n

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Some of the Muskoka Novel Marathon 2018 award winners (from left) Kathleen May (best adult novel), Jennifer Turney (best YA novel), Pat Flewwelling (Rockstar award), Keaira Yaworski (rookie of the year) and Lenore Butcher (most prolific writer).<\/p><\/div>\n

“We are so grateful to the Muskoka Novel Marathon for giving us this gift each year that goes towards our literacy programs,” said Brian Shelley of the YMCA. “It was the the money raised from the MNM that allowed us to start the ESL (English as a Second Language) program that has helped so many new Canadians.”<\/p>\n

Next year\u2019s Muskoka Novel Marathon is officially booked for July 12-15, 2019\u2014watch muskokanovelmarathon.com for the registration date.<\/p>\n

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