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In the News

Check out these links to see what the world is saying about the Muskoka Novel Marathon:

2016

  • 2016 Muskoka Novel Marathon raises $36,000 for adult literacy programs in Huntsville, Huntsville Doppler, Sept 24. 2016
  • Dark thriller ‘Still Mine’ has strong Muskoka connection, Huntsville Forester, April 7, 2016
  • Muskoka Novel Marathon presents whopping cheque to YMCA Literacy Services, Huntsville Doppler, Sep 19, 2015
  • The Muskoka Novel Marathon, Amy Stuart’s blog, March 1, 2015

2014

  • Celebrating the Success of the Muskoka Novel Marathon, by YMCA of Simcoe/Muskoka, Oct 2, 2014
  • Novel Marathon Author, Amy Stuart, signs book contract – MuskokaRegion.com, June 16, 2014
  • Gloria Ferris Mysteries Interview with Pat Flewwelling, June 2, 2014

2013

  • Crazy Enough to be Committed – Tobin Elliott Blog, 2013
  • Muskoka Novel Marathon smashes goal and record again, Muskoka News Watch, 2013
  • Novel Marathon Breaks Fundraising Record, Hunters Bay Radio, 2013
  • Muskoka Novel Marathon Raises Close to $18,000 for YMCA Literacy Programs, Moose FM, 2013
  • My Dysfunctional Life blog (Tobin Elliott) – The insanity and magic of reading, 2013
  • Muskoka Online – 2013 Novel Marathon Participants Fill Seats In Record Time, 2013

2012

  •  FM 105.5 – 2012 Muskoka Novel Marathon winners, 2012
  • Moose FM – Muskoka Novel Marathon Winners announced, 2012
  • CottageCountryNow.ca – Novel Marathon raises big money for YMCA programs, 2012
  • FM 105.5 – Novel Marathon gives $15,000 to local not-for-profit, 2012
  • Muskoka Online – Novel Marathon raises $15,000 for literacy services, 2012
  • The Flatt Perspective blog (Lizann Flatt)- I Survived Muskoka Novel Marathon 2012
  • My Dysfunctional Life blog (Tobin Elliott) – Literally Illiterate, 2012
  • Buzz 27 blog (Lori Twining)- Writer’s Vacation Anyone?, 2012

2011

  • CottageCountryNow.ca – Novelist gets published after regional marathon, 2011
  • CottageCountryNow.ca – Muskoka Novel Marathon more popular than ever, 2010>
  • Toronto Sun – A novel marathon: Cottage country gets a new cottage industry this weekend, 2010
  • Life on the Muskoka River blog (Cathy Olliffe-Webster) – Novel Marathon – What a Novel Idea!, 2010

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