Saturday is the last day to submit a work-in-progress for professional feedback during National Novel Writing Month.
Submissions can be made by all patrons of Clallam County public libraries, which are overseen by the North Olympic Library System.
During National Novel Writing Month, known as NaNoWriMo, participants attempt to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November.
Participants and other aspiring novelists are invited to submit up to 1,000 words of a work-in-progress for professional insight and feedback.
Only the first 30 submissions received will be reviewed by published author Ashley Mackler-Paternostro, who will provide individualized feedback.
Submissions can be sent to Sarah Morrison at smorrison@nols.org.
Drop-in sessions
Clallam County public libraries are hosting weekly write-ins as part of in November as part of NaNoWriMo.
Tables, chairs, power outlets, Wi-Fi and free coffee are provided. No previous writing experience is necessary to attend.
Here is the schedule:
■  Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St. — Saturdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
■  Sequim Library, 630 N. Sequim Ave. — Mondays, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
■  Clallam Bay Library, 16990 state Highway 112 — Mondays, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
■  Forks Library, 171 S. Forks Ave. — Saturdays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Workshops
Libraries also are hosting workshops with published authors this weekend.
Lindy MacLaine will give a talk at the Sequim Library at 6 p.m. today.
MacLaine will discuss her work and the writing process and answer audience questions.
She is the author of the fantasy adventure series Piper Pan and Her Merry Band.
At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Lisa Mantchev, a Joyce author who is nationally known for her Theatre Illuminata young adult trilogy of novels, will give a reading and a writing workshop at the Port Angeles Library.
Mantchev will read from Strictly No Elephants, which was recently published, as well as from a forthcoming novel, Sugar Skulls.
All NaNoWriMo events are free, supported by Friends of the Library groups.
For information, phone Morrison at 360-417-8500, ext. 7750; email smorrison@nols.org; or see www.nols.org.