National Novel Writing Month

We want anyone who's ever dreamed of writing a novel (or any long-term writing project) to go for it—and to tap our empowering online tools and worldwide creative community to make it happen.

We run three programs, each offering a different empowering experience:

* National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) happens every November, and is our flagship program and namesake. Hundreds of thousands gather—on our website and in person—to write 50,000 words in 30 days.

* The Young Writers Program offers the November novel-in-a-month experience to K-12 students and educators. It provides a dedicated website with curriculum, workbooks, and virtual classroom spaces.

* Camp NaNoWriMo happens in April and July, and is a challenge open to variable word counts and different writing projects.

All three programs offer free online resources, as well as in-person materials distributed by local volunteers and participating libraries and community spaces.

National Novel Writing Month is continually capable of creating a worldwide creative community through our websites, local volunteers, and library initiatives. We operate at a huge scale with a relatively small budget.

National Novel Writing has existed as an event since 1999, and a nonprofit since 2006. We continue to gain participants and reputation through our unique model, and we strive to effectively serve both new and longtime writers.