What is it?

Click here to see what this funny word, Nanowrimo is.

"National Novel Writing Month is a fun, empowering approach to creative writing.

The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!

The Young Writers Program supports under-18 writers as they participate in the flagship event each November, and take part in smaller writing challenges year-round."

How is it helpful, interesting, and cool?

If you've ever had that burning desire to tell a story, but were overwhelmed by thoughts like:

• How do I start?

• I don't know much about grammar and punctuation.

• What kind of writing program or software do I use?

• I wish I could do it with others.

The Nanowrimo young writers program is for you!

Click here to sign up and get started, or just explore what it is more.

It's a simple process, just follow these steps:

1. Click on the link above and sign up.

2. Update your profile.

3. Pick a challenge to write about,

   • You can use a current challenge prompt Nanowrimo provides, or

   • You can create your own challenge to meet.

4. Prep some ideas and notes for your writing.

5. Use their Writing Resources for help!

6. Write your novel! You can also connect with other people writing, which can be a big encouragement.

As you go, you'll get badges and rewards for meeting goals!

Where can I use it in school?

Nanowrimo was originally meant for novels, but they don't need to be fiction. They can be about anything. You can even use the challenges and word goals to encourage you to meet other writing tasks you need to do for school.

• English - This one is obvious. Short stories, papers, arguments, plays, poems, etc.

• Math - This might be a challenge. Talk to your math teacher to see if they have any suggestions.

• Science - You can use the tools Nanowrimo provides to write up science fair papers, research documents, even scientist biographies.

• Social Studies - It's easy to imagine reports and personal history projects where a lot of writing is needed.

• Art - Frequently you need to write about famous artists, maybe you need to create an artist statement about your own art work, or compose a document about your creative process or techniques.