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Region/USA/VA/Elsewhere

USA :: Virginia :: Elsewhere covers Tidewater, Piedmont, mountains and valleys that are not covered by any other VA regions. The region is active despite the occasional lack of Municipal Liaisons serving the area. Members come from towns such as Roanoke (although they are technically part of the Shenandoah Valley Region), Bristol, Danville, and Emporia. 
==Nearby Regions==
VA/Elsewhere is bordered by the Hampton Roads, Richmond, Farmville, Lynchburg, Bedford, Shenandoah Valley and New River Valley regions. Users who set VA/Elsewhere as their home region usually live south of these regions. 
==Statistics==
* In 2013, 1,677 users listed VA/Elsewhere as their home region and wrote 6,225,422 words for NaNoWriMo.
* 2014: 311 novelists; 5,657,687 words written; 18,191 average wordcount
* 2015: 300 novelists; 4,526,839 words written; 15,089 average wordcount
* 2016: 262 novelists; 3,615,145 words written; 13,798 average wordcount
* 2017: 252 novelists; 3,974,229 words written; 15,770 average wordcount
* 2018: 266 novelists; 4,545,745 words written; 17,089 average wordcount
* 2019: 251 novelists; 76 winners; 5,218,334 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 135 novelists; 2,696,328 words written; 19,973 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* ejsmith3130 (2017-present)
* FRRH (2018-present)
===Past===
* duckyluver234 (?-2014)
* agrabler (2015)
* Anneka Ever (2015)
* tntaylor (2015)
* Foxo (2017)
* no ML (2016)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Regional page
* Elsewhere in Virginia regional forum
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Farmville

The USA :: Virginia :: Farmville region encompasses Farmville, VA and surrounding areas, including Longwood University and Hampden-Sydney College. 
==Regional Stats==
* 2013: With 145 members, the region wrote 584,956 words in 2013. 
* 2014: 26 novelists; 377,603 words written; 14,523 average wordcount
* 2015: 21 novelists; 353,399 words written; 16,828 average wordcount
* 2016: 17 novelists; 281,083 words written; 16,534 average wordcount
* 2017: 14 novelists; 218,818 words written; 15,629 average wordcount
* 2018: 19 novelists; 372,016 words written; 19,579 average wordcount
* 2019: 19 novelists; 3 winners; 276,769 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 10 novelists; 120,303 words written; 12,030 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* no ML (?-2014-present)
===Past===
unknown
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Farmville regional page
* Farmville regional forum
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Fredericksburg

The USA :: Virginia :: Fredericksburg region is comprised of Fredericksburg, VA and surrounding areas. 
==Regional Stats==
* With 835 members, Fredericksburg wrote 3,830,668 words in 2013.
* 2014: 202 novelists; 3,774,133 words written; 18,683 average wordcount
* 2015: 234 novelists; 4,349,289 words written; 18,586 average wordcount
* 2016: 187 novelists; 3,587,377 words written; 19,183 average wordcount
* 2017: 195 novelists; 3,398,866 words written; 17,430 average wordcount
* 2018: 198 novelists; 3,116,102 words written; 15,737 average wordcount
* 2019: 150 novelists; 28 winners; 2,452,512 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 117 novelists; 2,299,085 words written; 19,650 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Stephanie_Wideman (2020)
===Past===
* Equinegoddess3 (?-2014-2018)
* conriocht (2015-2018)
* no ML (2019)
* Other past MLs, if any, are unknown. Add them here if you know any.
==Events==
The Fredericksburg region had their own "Night of Writing Dangerously" on November 22, 2013. 
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Region page
* Fredericksburg regional forum
* Regional Facebook group (If you're in the area, you can request to join)
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Hampton Roads

The USA :: Virginia :: Hampton Roads region is a metropolitan region in Southeastern Virginia and surrounding towns, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Newport News, Williamsburg, and Portsmouth. The U.S. Navy has a large presence in the region. Hampton Roads has 3,082 members. 
==Regional Stats==
* In 2013, the region wrote 11,464,720 words.
* 2014: 570 novelists; 10,652,647 words written; 18,688 average wordcount
* 2015: 591 novelists; 10,510,893 words written; 17,784 average wordcount
* 2016: 537 novelists; 8,752,795 words written; 16,299 average wordcount
* 2017: 499 novelists; 8,758,192 words written; 17,551 average wordcount
* 2018: 456 novelists; 8,656,928 words written; 18,984 average wordcount
* 2019: stats unavailable2019's totals, when available, were provided through a third-party tool using the non-public Word Count API. This region was large enough to overload the tool.
* 2020: 305 novelists; 6,855,340 words written; 22,477 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Robin A (?-2013, 2015-present)
* slawriter89 (2019-present)
* spunky.writer (2019-present)
* writtenword (2020)
===Past===
* Terraina (?-2014)
* silvertempest (2014-2019)
==Events==
In 2013, the region had an Epic Night of Writing Epically (ENOWE), hosted at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. One member got some video of the location.
==In the News==
AltDaily covered Hampton Roads in a 2010 article.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Hampton Roads Regional Page
* Hampton Roads regional forum
* Facebook page/app
* Hampton Roads regional website
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Lynchburg

The USA :: Virginia :: Lynchburg region includes the city of Lynchburg, VA and surrounding areas, including Bedford, Roanoke, and Amherst. 
==Regional Stats==
* In 2013, Lynchburg wrote 2,479,152 words.
* 2014: 136 novelists; 3,158,451 words written; 23,223 average wordcount
* 2015: 116 novelists; 2,277,342 words written; 19,632 average wordcount
* 2016: 118 novelists; 2,214,287 words written; 18,765 average wordcount
* 2017: 125 novelists; 2,095,289 words written; 16,762 average wordcount
* 2018: 113 novelists; 1,992,712 words written; 17,634 average wordcount
* 2019: 99 novelists; 39 winners; 2,864,260 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 59 novelists; 1,064,521 words written; 18,043 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Current MLs===
* Indeluin (2019-present)
===Past MLs===
* midniteshadow (?-2013-2015)
* franticfanatic (?-2013-2015)
* GirlinPink44 (2016-2018)
==Nearby Regions==
* Bedford, about 30 miles to the southwest
==In the News==
The Lynchburg region was featured in a local newspaper in 2013.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* region page
* Lynchburg regional forum
* Facebook Group
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/New River Valley

The USA :: Virginia :: New River Valley region is located in southwestern Virginia. New River Valley comprises Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, and Giles counties, and the cities of Radford (home to Radford University), Blacksburg (home of Virginia Tech), and Christiansburg. It has 370 members. 
==Regional Stats==
* In 2013, the region wrote 2,127,007 words.
* 2014: 102 novelists; 2,067,601 words written; 20,270 average wordcount
* 2015: 131 novelists; 2,357,476 words written; 17,996 average wordcount
* 2016: 104 novelists; 1,603,204 words written; 15,415 average wordcount
* 2017: 117 novelists; 1,906,986 words written; 16,299 average wordcount
* 2018: 79 novelists; 1,614,236 words written; 20,433 average wordcount
* 2019: 77 novelists; 20 winners; 1,614,673 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 59 novelists; 1,383,801 words written; 23,454 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
no ML (2016-2020)
===Past===
* mountainwitch (?-2014)
* ronin_the_mohawk (2015)
* lesleyfay (2015)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* New River Valley has a Region page.
* New River Valley regional forum
* Whim Magazine has a few posts on New River Valley.
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Northern

The USA :: Virginia :: Northern region is located on the Virginia side of the Washington, DC metro area. With 7,166 members, it is made up of Arlington, Alexandria, McLean, Tysons Corner, Ashburn, Warrenton, Manassas, Culpeper, Centreville, Gainesville, Herndon, Reston, Woodbridge, Dale City, Dumfries, and Dulles areas. 
==Regional Stats==
* 2013: The region wrote 26,287,843 words (an average of 18,383.11 per member)
* 2014: 1,261 novelists; 22,211,273 words written; 17,614 average wordcount
* 2015: 1,271 novelists; 24,531,185 words written; 19,300 average wordcount
* 2016: 1,174 novelists; 20,516,301 words written; 17,475 average wordcount
* 2017: 1,169 novelists; 21,866,382 words written; 18,705 average wordcount
* 2018: 1,064 novelists; 20,128,446 words written; 18,917 average wordcount
* 2019: stats unavailable2019's totals, when available, were provided through a third-party tool using the non-public Word Count API. This region was large enough to overload the tool.
* 2020: 745 novelists; 16,782,936 words written; 22,527 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
== Events ==
In 2013, the North Virginia (NoVA) region started a Night of Writing Dangerously for the surrounding area. Hosted at Ashburn Regional Library, more than 123,00 words were written (and that's just counting the people who stayed for the whole night). 
Many groups hold write-ins at public locations that cover 1-2 towns each.
== Municipal Liaisons ==
===Current MLs===
* MavinMaverick (?-2013-present)
* rennrat78 (2015-present)
===Past MLs===
* bookwrm (?-2013-2014)
==Nearby Regions==
* Washington, DC
==Notes==
==Online Presence==
* Region page on NaNoWriMo.
* Northern Virginia regional forum
* NoVa Twitter
* NoVa Facebook group
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Richmond

The USA :: Virginia :: Richmond region has 3,460 members in the Richmond, VA area. Richmond is the capital of Virginia, and is itself an independent city (not part of any county). 
==Regional Stats==
* 2013: The region wrote 11,276,472 words
* 2014: 533 novelists; 10,976,862 words written; 20,594 average wordcount
* 2015: 498 novelists; 7,289,546 words written; 14,637 average wordcount
* 2016: 487 novelists; 7,662,982 words written; 15,735 average wordcount
* 2017: 495 novelists; 8,005,400 words written; 16,172 average wordcount
* 2018: 494 novelists; 8,046,726 words written; 16,288 average wordcount
* 2019: 395 novelists; 95 winners; 7,866,370 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 304 novelists; 5,704,683 words written; 18,765 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* luckyjean (?-2013-present)
* RileyLong (2017-present)
===Past===
* KOrionFray (formerly kissofjudas) (2015-2019)
* Other past MLs, if any, are unknown. Add them here if you know any.
==Events==
The 2013 Richmond NaNoWriMo Kick-Off Party included a new twist on a tradition for members to write notes of inspiration to themselves, which the ML mails to them in the middle of November. The ML mailed them from Prague! The party also included a raffle for the Ready, Set, Novel! book. 
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Richmond Region page
* Richmond regional forum
* Facebook page
* Twitter
* Instagram
* Pinterest
* Tumblr
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Shenandoah Valley

The USA :: Virginia :: Shenandoah Valley region is in western Virginia and borders West Virginia. Shenandoah Valley is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, with towns such as Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Lexington, VA; as well as Martinsburg, WV. Within Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley includes 9 counties: Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, and Rockbridge; it also covers Berkeley and Jefferson counties in West Virginia.
==Regional Stats==
* 2013: With 1,241 members, the region wrote 3,886,029 words
* 2014: 174 novelists; 3,487,053 words written; 20,040 average wordcount
* 2015: 182 novelists; 3,525,736 words written; 19,372 average wordcount
* 2016: 157 novelists; 2,956,559 words written; 18,831 average wordcount
* 2017: 141 novelists; 2,855,607 words written; 20,252 average wordcount
* 2018: 138 novelists; 2,369,242 words written; 17,168 average wordcount
* 2019: 128 novelists; 35 winners; 2,866,069 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 76 novelists; 1,479,313 words written; 19,465 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* athewriter (2014-present)
* unspywriter (2017-present)
===Past===
* Margaret Locke (2015-2016)
* no ML (2013)
* Other past MLs are unknown.
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Region page
* Shenandoah Valley regional forum
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VA/Winchester

The USA :: Virginia :: Winchester region includes the city of Winchester, VA and surrounding area. It has 267 members. 
==Regional Stats==
* In 2013, the Winchester region wrote 1,549,339 words.
* 2014: 101 novelists; 1,777,721 words written; 17,601 average wordcount
* 2015: 100 novelists; 2,015,648 words written; 20,156 average wordcount
* 2016: 114 novelists; 2,655,130 words written; 23,290 average wordcount
* 2017: 95 novelists; 2,083,963 words written; 21,936 average wordcount
* 2018: 94 novelists; 2,011,388 words written; 21,397 average wordcount
* 2019: 82 novelists; 31 winners; 2,202,298 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 55 novelists; 1,160,150 words written; 21,094 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Josette Marie (2014-present)
* greenk17 (2020)
===Past===
* thelonephotographer (?-2013)
* blackpanther7 (2015-2017)
* AuthorAsh (2018)
==Events==
In 2013, Winchester held a NaNo Kick Off - Writer's Night Write In & Movie Lounge, encompassing alternate hours of writing and a movie to rest the brain.
==Nearby Regions==
* Northern Virginia, a region about an hour to the east
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Region page
* Winchester regional forum
* Winchester has a Facebook page.
Category:Virginia regions
Region/USA/VT

United States :: Vermont is the NaNoWriMo region for the state of Vermont. As the entire state is one region, Vermont operates much like an Elsewhere region with Wrimos spread out all over the state.
In 2010 the state and region of Vermont participated in the Great NaNoWriMo Book Drive and collected the 3,000 book goal .
==Statistics==
* In 2012, the region wrote 12,375,247 words.
* 2014: 493 novelists; 9,427,794 words written; 19,123 average wordcount
* 2015: 542 novelists; 10,114,642 words written; 18,661 average wordcount
* 2016: 425 novelists; 7,922,994 words written; 18,642 average wordcount
* 2017: 417 novelists; 8,148,484 words written; 19,540 average wordcount
* 2018: 414 novelists; 8,346,932 words written; 20,161 average wordcount
* 2019: stats unavailable2019's totals, when available, were provided through a third-party tool using the non-public Word Count API. This region was large enough to overload the tool.
* 2020: 276 novelists; 5,654,799 words written; 20,488 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Writing Freedom (2017-present)
* cinderlou713 (2017-present)
===Past===
* KevinMc (?-2012)
* weezeramb (2014-2015)
* baileyanne (2015-2016)
* ensignkes (2016)
* NancyCZ (2016)
* amberdowny (2017)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Official Page on NaNoWriMo
* Vermont regional forum
Vermont
Vermont
Category:Bookdriving regions
Region/USA/WA

Washington's NaNoWriMo presence is large, partly due to the large Seattle and Tacoma/Pierce County regions.
==Washington Regional Directory==
* USA :: Washington :: Bellingham
* USA :: Washington :: Elsewhere
* USA :: Washington :: Lewis County
* USA :: Washington :: Moses Lake
* USA :: Washington :: Olympia
* USA :: Washington :: Pullman & Colfax
* USA :: Washington :: San Juan Islands
* USA :: Washington :: Seattle
* USA :: Washington :: Skagit Valley
* USA :: Washington :: Snohomish County
* USA :: Washington :: Snoqualmie Valley
* USA :: Washington :: Spokane
* USA :: Washington :: Tacoma & Pierce County
* USA :: Washington :: Tri-Cities
* USA :: Washington :: Vancouver
* USA :: Washington :: Walla Walla
* USA :: Washington :: West Sound
* USA :: Washington :: Whidbey Island
* USA :: Washington :: Yakima
==Former Regions==
* USA :: Washington :: Spokane Valley (merged with Spokane in 2018)
Washington
Washington
Region/USA/WA/Bellingham

USA :: Washington :: Bellingham is a NaNoWriMo region for the Bellingham area.
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 272 novelists; 6,481,928 words written; 23,830 average wordcount 
* 2015: 257 novelists; 5,358,405 words written; 20,849 average wordcount
* 2016: 282 novelists; 4,903,939 words written; 17,389 average wordcount
* 2017: 250 novelists; 4,837,631 words written; 19,350 average wordcount
* 2018: 224 novelists; 4,554,758 words written; 20,333 average wordcount
* 2019: 195 novelists; 55 winners; 4,718,940 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 145 novelists; 3,215,664 words written; 22,177 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* HardcoreMango (2017-present)
===Past===
* pussinboots (?-2014)
* shatterglass (?-2014-2015)
* no ML (2016)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Bellingham regional page
* Bellingham regional forum
* @BhamNaNo on Twitter
* Bellingham NaNo regional Facebook
* Bellingham NaNo regional Tumblr
Category:Washington regions
Region/USA/WA/Elsewhere

USA :: Washington :: Elsewhere is a NaNoWriMo region for the parts of Washington that aren't part of existing regions.
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 263 novelists; 5,649,729 words written; 21,481 average wordcount
* 2015: 281 novelists; 4,380,778 words written; 15,589 average wordcount
* 2016: 262 novelists; 4,993,109 words written; 19,057 average wordcount
* 2017: 233 novelists; 5,382,108 words written; 23,099 average wordcount
* 2018: 228 novelists; 4,241,432 words written; 18,602 average wordcount
* 2019: 279 novelists; 94 winners; 7,915,944 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 135 novelists; 3,538,553 words written; 26,212 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* Neffis (2020)
===Past===
* chaos_flare (2014-2019)
* jimmyjoallen (2016-2017)
* lifeonaledge (2017)
* emenozzi (2018)
* wrathchild (2016-2018)
* neecholay (2017-2018)
* lorenmeloy (2019)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Elsewhere in Washington regional page
* Elsewhere in Washington regional forum
Category:Washington regions
Region/USA/WA/Lewis County

USA :: Washington :: Lewis County is a Washington region consisting of the Lewis County area. It won the League 4 Donation Derby in 2010 for highest increase in average donation.
==Regional Stats==
* 2014: 43 novelists; 890,123 words written; 20,700 average wordcount
* 2015: 40 novelists; 822,440 words written; 20,561 average wordcount
* 2016: 34 novelists; 725,694 words written; 21,343 average wordcount
* 2017: 34 novelists; 748,977 words written; 22,028 average wordcount
* 2018: 30 novelists; 700,013 words written; 23,333 average wordcount
* 2019: 38 novelists; 11 winners; 941,138 words writtenTotals from the NaNo Stats Generator, using the 2019 non-public Word Count API. This data includes everyone who has joined the region (not necessarily homed) but excludes projects not associated with the NaNoWriMo 2019 event, including word counts across multiple projects.
* 2020: 26 novelists; 789,975 words written; 30,384 average wordcountSent from NaNoWriMo HQ, February 2021. Consists of active homed participants who created a NaNoWriMo 2020 project.
==Municipal Liaisons==
===Present===
* evila_elf (2017-present)
===Past===
* pjbme (?-2014)
* no ML (2015-2016)
==Notes==
==External Links==
* Lewis County regional lounge
* Lewis County regional forum
Category:Washington regions
Category:2010 Donation Derby winners