By James Folta, April 1, 2025, 1:42pm
Looks like that’s the end of the manuscript for NaNoWriMo.
Read more: NaNoWriMo is shutting down. – Literary HubSource Links: NaNoWriMo is shutting down. ‹ Literary Hub
In an email, the nonprofit announced that they’re wrapping things up for good. NaNoWriMo—which stands, for the uninitiated, for National Novel Writing Month—was founded in 1999 as a facilitator of writing challenges and programs; the marquee event is the titular November sprint to write 50,000 words in 30 days. But it seems like a combination of factors has impacted the organizations ability to stay afloat, despite a large and dedicated global community of writers.
The nonprofit has had some challenges in recent years, stemming from both money and missteps. Arts nonprofits seem to always be struggling for cash, but NaNoWriMo’s troubles were made worse after it was scrutinized for some inappropriate behavior by volunteers and moderators and then more recently for its equivocating stance on AI.
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