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Region/USA/MN/Saint Cloud

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The USA :: Minnesota :: St. Cloud region is a NaNoWriMo region covering the metropolitan area of St. Cloud and the surrounding municipalities.

History

The region was created in 2004 at the request of CallipygianKing. Previously it had been part of the USA::Minnesota::Elsewhere region, but the ML was in the southeastern corner of the state, an inconvenient distance from St. Cloud.

Traditions

Write-Ins

In the early years of the region, write-ins were commonly held at the Barnes & Noble cafe. More recently, write-ins have been held at the St. Cloud Library and hosted by librarians participating in NaNoWriMo.

Mascot

Starting in 2003, before the region was officially incorporated, the group of NaNoWriMo participants adopted Bronson Pinchot as their mascot and adapted the catch phrase of his character from the mid1980's sitcom Perfect Strangers. A poorly doctored photo of Pinchot holding a sign that read "50,000 or burst" was displayed at every write-in from 2003 until 2005. It is still in the possession of former ML CallipygianKing and makes occasional appearances at write-ins in the USA::Minnesota::Twin Cities region.

Regional Stats

  • 2014: 134 novelists; 3,068,324 words written; 22,897 average wordcount
  • 2015: 131 novelists; 2,449,040 words written; 18,694 average wordcount
  • 2016: 132 novelists; 2,277,016 words written; 17,250 average wordcount

Municipal Liasons

Current ML

The current ML is Kelsey, username kuke0801 - 2014-present

Past MLs

St. Cloud Region in the Media

NaNoWriMo Regional Forum Archives

  • 2010 (Not yet posted)
  • 2009 (Not yet posted)
  • 2008 (Not yet posted)
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004 (Lost)

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